Recurrent infective endocarditis causing heart valve failure: A case report

• Main Authors: Victoria McIntyre, BASc Chemical Engineering (2018 candidate) (Author), Jagdish Butany, MBBS, MS, FRCPC (Author), Dina Boles, MD (Author), Tiffany Shao, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection that does not usually respond rapidly to treatment, often because its early symptoms are non-specific. The diseased valves (native or bioprosthetic) may be calcified and the thrombotic vegetations on them typically friable and embolize easily. Left untreat...