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Infectious disease of cardiovascular system

MedGen UID:
154545
•Concept ID:
C0596270
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Cardiovascular Infection; Cardiovascular Infections; Infection, Cardiovascular; Infections, Cardiovascular
SNOMED CT: Infectious disease of cardiovascular system (128402005); Cardiovascular infection (128402005)

Definition

Pathological conditions of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM caused by infections. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVInfectious disease of cardiovascular system

Professional guidelines

PubMed

2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis.
Delgado V, Ajmone Marsan N, de Waha S, Bonaros N, Brida M, Burri H, Caselli S, Doenst T, Ederhy S, Erba PA, Foldager D, Fosbøl EL, Kovac J, Mestres CA, Miller OI, Miro JM, Pazdernik M, Pizzi MN, Quintana E, Rasmussen TB, Ristić AD, Rodés-Cabau J, Sionis A, Zühlke LJ, Borger MA; ESC Scientific Document Group
Eur Heart J 2023 Oct 14;44(39):3948-4042. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad193. PMID: 37622656
The 2023 Duke-International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases Criteria for Infective Endocarditis: Updating the Modified Duke Criteria.
Fowler VG, Durack DT, Selton-Suty C, Athan E, Bayer AS, Chamis AL, Dahl A, DiBernardo L, Durante-Mangoni E, Duval X, Fortes CQ, Fosbøl E, Hannan MM, Hasse B, Hoen B, Karchmer AW, Mestres CA, Petti CA, Pizzi MN, Preston SD, Roque A, Vandenesch F, van der Meer JTM, van der Vaart TW, Miro JM
Clin Infect Dis 2023 Aug 22;77(4):518-526. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad271. PMID: 37138445Free PMC Article
Infective Endocarditis in Adults: Diagnosis, Antimicrobial Therapy, and Management of Complications: A Scientific Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association.
Baddour LM, Wilson WR, Bayer AS, Fowler VG Jr, Tleyjeh IM, Rybak MJ, Barsic B, Lockhart PB, Gewitz MH, Levison ME, Bolger AF, Steckelberg JM, Baltimore RS, Fink AM, O'Gara P, Taubert KA; American Heart Association Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and Stroke Council
Circulation 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1435-86. Epub 2015 Sep 15 doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000296. PMID: 26373316

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: JACC State-of-the-Art Review.
Yucel E, Bearnot B, Paras ML, Zern EK, Dudzinski DM, Soong CP, Jassar AS, Rosenfield K, Lira J, Lambert E, Wakeman SE, Sundt T
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 May 24;79(20):2037-2057. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.03.349. PMID: 35589166
Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing bacterial endocarditis following dental procedures.
Rutherford SJ, Glenny AM, Roberts G, Hooper L, Worthington HV
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 May 10;5(5):CD003813. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003813.pub5. PMID: 35536541Free PMC Article
Gram-negative endocarditis: disease presentation, diagnosis and treatment.
Bouza E, Muñoz P, Burillo A
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2021 Dec 1;34(6):672-680. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000788. PMID: 34670255
Clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Results of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry: a prospective cohort study.
Habib G, Erba PA, Iung B, Donal E, Cosyns B, Laroche C, Popescu BA, Prendergast B, Tornos P, Sadeghpour A, Oliver L, Vaskelyte JJ, Sow R, Axler O, Maggioni AP, Lancellotti P; EURO-ENDO Investigators
Eur Heart J 2019 Oct 14;40(39):3222-3232. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz620. PMID: 31504413
HACEK endocarditis: state-of-the-art.
Revest M, Egmann G, Cattoir V, Tattevin P
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(5):523-30. Epub 2016 Mar 28 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1164032. PMID: 26953488

Diagnosis

Infective Endocarditis.
Maruncic A, Zimmerman M, Glatz J
Pediatr Rev 2023 Oct 1;44(10):601-603. doi: 10.1542/pir.2022-005561. PMID: 37777650
Changes and advances in the field of infective endocarditis.
Mills MT, Al-Mohammad A, Warriner DR
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2022 Mar 2;83(3):1-11. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0510. PMID: 35377207
Infective endocarditis - A review of current therapy and future challenges.
Rezar R, Lichtenauer M, Haar M, Hödl G, Kern JM, Zhou Z, Wuppinger T, Kraus J, Strohmer B, Hoppe UC, Wernly B
Hellenic J Cardiol 2021 May-Jun;62(3):190-200. Epub 2020 Nov 8 doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2020.10.007. PMID: 33176209
HACEK endocarditis: state-of-the-art.
Revest M, Egmann G, Cattoir V, Tattevin P
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(5):523-30. Epub 2016 Mar 28 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1164032. PMID: 26953488
Infective endocarditis.
Mauri L, de Lemos JA, O'Gara PT
Curr Probl Cardiol 2001 Sep;26(9):562-610. doi: 10.1053/cd.2001.v26.a118054. PMID: 11584248

Therapy

Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing bacterial endocarditis following dental procedures.
Rutherford SJ, Glenny AM, Roberts G, Hooper L, Worthington HV
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 May 10;5(5):CD003813. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003813.pub5. PMID: 35536541Free PMC Article
Changes and advances in the field of infective endocarditis.
Mills MT, Al-Mohammad A, Warriner DR
Br J Hosp Med (Lond) 2022 Mar 2;83(3):1-11. Epub 2022 Mar 17 doi: 10.12968/hmed.2021.0510. PMID: 35377207
Partial Oral versus Intravenous Antibiotic Treatment of Endocarditis.
Iversen K, Ihlemann N, Gill SU, Madsen T, Elming H, Jensen KT, Bruun NE, Høfsten DE, Fursted K, Christensen JJ, Schultz M, Klein CF, Fosbøll EL, Rosenvinge F, Schønheyder HC, Køber L, Torp-Pedersen C, Helweg-Larsen J, Tønder N, Moser C, Bundgaard H
N Engl J Med 2019 Jan 31;380(5):415-424. Epub 2018 Aug 28 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1808312. PMID: 30152252
HACEK endocarditis: state-of-the-art.
Revest M, Egmann G, Cattoir V, Tattevin P
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2016;14(5):523-30. Epub 2016 Mar 28 doi: 10.1586/14787210.2016.1164032. PMID: 26953488
Infective endocarditis.
Beynon RP, Bahl VK, Prendergast BD
BMJ 2006 Aug 12;333(7563):334-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7563.334. PMID: 16902214Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Challenges and Updates in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis.
Sebastian SA, Co EL, Mehendale M, Sudan S, Manchanda K, Khan S
Curr Probl Cardiol 2022 Sep;47(9):101267. Epub 2022 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101267. PMID: 35636519
Evolution of the Incidence, Mortality, and Cost of Infective Endocarditis in Spain Between 1997 and 2014.
Heredia-Rodríguez M, Hernández A, Bustamante-Munguira J, Álvarez FJ, Eiros JM, Castrodeza J, Tamayo E
J Gen Intern Med 2018 Oct;33(10):1610-1613. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4514-7. PMID: 29869145Free PMC Article
Tuberculous endocarditis.
Liu A, Nicol E, Hu Y, Coates A
Int J Cardiol 2013 Aug 10;167(3):640-5. Epub 2012 Sep 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.08.009. PMID: 23021600
Early surgery versus conventional treatment for infective endocarditis.
Kang DH, Kim YJ, Kim SH, Sun BJ, Kim DH, Yun SC, Song JM, Choo SJ, Chung CH, Song JK, Lee JW, Sohn DW
N Engl J Med 2012 Jun 28;366(26):2466-73. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1112843. PMID: 22738096
ENDOCARDITIS.
FRIEDBERG CK
Bull N Y Acad Med 1964 Jul;40(7):522-31. PMID: 14150924Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Infective Endocarditis Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Review of the Evidence and Guidelines.
Pries-Heje MM, Bundgaard H, Iversen KK, Baden LR, Woolley AE
Curr Cardiol Rep 2023 Dec;25(12):1873-1881. Epub 2023 Dec 20 doi: 10.1007/s11886-023-02002-5. PMID: 38117447
Prediction Rules for Ruling Out Endocarditis in Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
van der Vaart TW, Prins JM, Soetekouw R, van Twillert G, Veenstra J, Herpers BL, Rozemeijer W, Jansen RR, Bonten MJM, van der Meer JTM
Clin Infect Dis 2022 Apr 28;74(8):1442-1449. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab632. PMID: 34272564Free PMC Article
Clinical presentation, aetiology and outcome of infective endocarditis. Results of the ESC-EORP EURO-ENDO (European infective endocarditis) registry: a prospective cohort study.
Habib G, Erba PA, Iung B, Donal E, Cosyns B, Laroche C, Popescu BA, Prendergast B, Tornos P, Sadeghpour A, Oliver L, Vaskelyte JJ, Sow R, Axler O, Maggioni AP, Lancellotti P; EURO-ENDO Investigators
Eur Heart J 2019 Oct 14;40(39):3222-3232. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz620. PMID: 31504413
The DENOVA score efficiently identifies patients with monomicrobial Enterococcus faecalis bacteremia where echocardiography is not necessary.
Berge A, Krantz A, Östlund H, Nauclér P, Rasmussen M
Infection 2019 Feb;47(1):45-50. Epub 2018 Sep 3 doi: 10.1007/s15010-018-1208-3. PMID: 30178077
Enterococcal endocarditis.
Megran DW
Clin Infect Dis 1992 Jul;15(1):63-71. doi: 10.1093/clinids/15.1.63. PMID: 1617074

Recent systematic reviews

Oral Is the New IV. Challenging Decades of Blood and Bone Infection Dogma: A Systematic Review.
Wald-Dickler N, Holtom PD, Phillips MC, Centor RM, Lee RA, Baden R, Spellberg B
Am J Med 2022 Mar;135(3):369-379.e1. Epub 2021 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.10.007. PMID: 34715060Free PMC Article
Exposure to Heated Tobacco Products and Adverse Health Effects, a Systematic Review.
Znyk M, Jurewicz J, Kaleta D
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Jun 21;18(12) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18126651. PMID: 34205612Free PMC Article
A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration.
Oblak L, van der Zaag J, Higgins-Chen AT, Levine ME, Boks MP
Ageing Res Rev 2021 Aug;69:101348. Epub 2021 Apr 28 doi: 10.1016/j.arr.2021.101348. PMID: 33930583
Coronary Embolism: A Systematic Review.
Lacey MJ, Raza S, Rehman H, Puri R, Bhatt DL, Kalra A
Cardiovasc Revasc Med 2020 Mar;21(3):367-374. Epub 2019 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2019.05.012. PMID: 31178350
Diabetes Medications as Monotherapy or Metformin-Based Combination Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Maruthur NM, Tseng E, Hutfless S, Wilson LM, Suarez-Cuervo C, Berger Z, Chu Y, Iyoha E, Segal JB, Bolen S
Ann Intern Med 2016 Jun 7;164(11):740-51. Epub 2016 Apr 19 doi: 10.7326/M15-2650. PMID: 27088241

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