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Update on Infective Endocarditis

7/98. medslides.com. 2. Pathogenesis. Disruption of the endocardial layer as a complication of abnormal blood flow associated with underlying cardiac defectBacterium-endothelium interaction with bacterial attachment and invasion of endothelial cells. 7/98. medslides.com. 3. Epidemiology. Underlyin

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Update on Infective Endocarditis

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    1. 7/98 medslides.com 1 Update on Infective Endocarditis Larry Baddour, MD University of Tennessee

    2. 7/98 medslides.com 2 Pathogenesis Disruption of the endocardial layer as a complication of abnormal blood flow associated with underlying cardiac defect Bacterium-endothelium interaction with bacterial attachment and invasion of endothelial cells

    3. 7/98 medslides.com 3 Epidemiology Underlying valvular abnormality predisposing to infective endocarditis rheumatic fever a common cause in the past mitral valve prolapse currently represents the most common underlying cardiac abnormality

    4. 7/98 medslides.com 4 mitral valve prolapse risk for infective ednocarditis is ?5x-8x mitral regurgitation increases the risk leaflet redundancy with myxomatous degeneration is a frequent finding age <20 , female predominate age >20 , male accounts for 60% age >50 , male accounts for 68%

    5. 7/98 medslides.com 5 Mitral Valve Prolapse and Infective Endocarditis

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