Aim To provide a contemporary analysis of incidence trends of infective endocarditis (IE)
with its changing epidemiology over the past two decades in Europe. Methods A systematic …

Background Antibiotic prophylaxis given before invasive dental procedures in patients at risk
of developing infective endocarditis has historically been the focus of infective endocarditis …

Objective To quantify the change in prescribing of antibiotic prophylaxis before invasive
dental procedures for patients at risk of infective endocarditis, and any concurrent change in …

Background Skeletal muscle depletion is an important complication of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) but little prospective data exists about the rate at which it occurs …

Assessment of quadriceps endurance is of interest to investigators studying human disease.
We hypothesized that repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS) of the intramuscular branches of …

Aims There are scant comparative data quantifying the risk of infective endocarditis (IE) and
associated mortality in individuals with predisposing cardiac conditions. Methods and results …

Objectives Antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) administration prior to invasive dental procedures has
been a leading focus of infective endocarditis prevention. However, there have been long …

Background Antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) before invasive dental procedures (IDPs) is
recommended to prevent infective endocarditis (IE) in those at high IE risk, but there are …

Current concepts of heart failure propose multiple heterogeneous pathophysiological
mechanisms. Recently a theoretical framework for understanding chronic heart failure was …

This focused review highlights the latest issues in native valve infective endocarditis. Native
valve disease moderately increases the risk of developing infective endocarditis. In 2023 …