February 17, 2025 - DALLAS The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally ...

The tricuspid valve is anatomically complex. It’s often called the “forgotten valve” because of its position in the back of ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is by far the most common ... presence of micro-organisms within the lesion. Although the heart valves are most commonly affected, the disease may also occur within ...

Older Vermonters are finding a better quality of life thanks to a new heart valve procedure.Last year, Hazel Winter of ...

Combination antibacterial therapy does not necessarily result in better outcomes in patients with non-HACEK, especially Pseudomonas, endocarditis. Patients with native or prosthetic valve HACEK ...

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of 16 ...

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of 16 patient-centered outcome measures for people with heart valve disease, ...

For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) appeared to offer better prevention of stroke and thromboembolic events ...

CoNS endocarditis is common and serious, with high mortality but improving prognosis. A major study explores key insights.

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