TY  - GEN
AU  - Michael S.Firstenberg
TI  - Contemporary Challenges in Endocarditis
SN  - 62550
PY  - 2016///
PB  - IntechOpen
KW  - Medicine
KW  - Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
KW  - Pediatric Cardiology
KW  - Health Sciences
N1  - Open Access
N2  - Endocarditis remains an elusive challenge for clinicians to master. As the population ages and their comorbidities increase, the risk of infecting cardiac structures - both native and, the ever-increasing use of, prosthetic support technology - also increases. In addition, the global epidemic of intravenous substance abuse has also resulted in a substantial increase in the number of infected patients. Fortunately, advances in the diagnostic testing, imaging, and recognition of the importance of a multidisciplinary management team have also contributed to advances in the care of these critically ill patients. Nevertheless, optimal therapies need to be individualized and considered in the ever-increasing body of scientific literature on this complex and difficult problem
UR  - https://www.intechopen.com/books/contemporary-challenges-in-endocarditis
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/43967
ER  -