Color Atlas of Infective Endocarditis

David R. Ramsdale (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

154 Seiten

2005 | 2005
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-85233-937-1 (ISBN)

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Infective endocarditis is a condition that still carries a high morbidity and mortality rate (20-30%) despite modern antibiotics and surgical treatment. The infection, usually caused by bacteria, invades the innermost lining of the heart and can damage heart valves, connective tissue and the heart chambers themselves. Rapid diagnosis, effective treatment, and prompt recognition of complications are essential to good patient outcome. If untreated, mortality is extremely high. The prevalence of infective endocarditis is between 1.7 and 4 people per 100,000, and is most commonly found in people who have underlying heart disease. Symptoms can be as non-specific as fever, fatigue, weight loss, new rashes (either painful or painless), headaches, backaches, joint pains and confusion; hence the disease remains a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Effective therapy has become progressively more difficult to achieve because of the proliferation of implanted biomechanical devices and the rise in the number of resistant organisms.

Incidence and Pathogenesis.- Clinical Features.- Investigations.- Diagnostic Criteria.- Treatment: Prophylaxis.- Treatment: Antimicrobial Therapy.- Cardiac Surgery in Infective Endocarditis.- Prognosis.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.12.2005
Zusatzinfo	147 Illustrations, color; 63 Illustrations, black and white; XIV, 154 p. 210 illus., 147 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Chirurgie ► Herz- / Thorax- / Gefäßchirurgie
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
ISBN-10	1-85233-937-3 / 1852339373
ISBN-13	978-1-85233-937-1 / 9781852339371
Zustand	Neuware