internal medicine cardiology internal medicine cardiology
| Infective endocarditis |
| Prevalence Clinical features Investigations Therapy Prevention Prognosis |  |
Infective endocarditis is uncommon b even in patients with bacteraemia c or prosthetic valves a - however, it can easily be missed 
c
In clinically suspicious cases, infective endocarditis is common
c, as are vegetations. |
Expiry date: July 2003
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| Authors | CM Ball , C Hennigan , S Dhingra |
| Reviewer | E Abrutyn |
| CAT Writers | CM Ball , C Hennigan , S Dhingra |