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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

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Against Infective Endocarditis Before Invasive Dental Procedures.
Thornhill MH, Gibson TB, Yoon F, Dayer MJ, Prendergast BD, Lockhart PB, O'Gara PT, Baddour LM
J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 Sep 13;80(11):1029-1041. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.06.030. PMID: 35987887
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
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

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
Proposed modifications to the Duke criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
Li JS, Sexton DJ, Mick N, Nettles R, Fowler VG Jr, Ryan T, Bashore T, Corey GR
Clin Infect Dis 2000 Apr;30(4):633-8. Epub 2000 Apr 3 doi: 10.1086/313753. PMID: 10770721
Enterococcal endocarditis.
Megran DW
Clin Infect Dis 1992 Jul;15(1):63-71. doi: 10.1093/clinids/15.1.63. PMID: 1617074

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
Enterococcal endocarditis revisited.
Pericás JM, Zboromyrska Y, Cervera C, Castañeda X, Almela M, Garcia-de-la-Maria C, Mestres C, Falces C, Quintana E, Ninot S, Llopis J, Marco F, Moreno A, Miró JM
Future Microbiol 2015;10(7):1215-40. Epub 2015 Jun 29 doi: 10.2217/fmb.15.46. PMID: 26118390

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
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
Infective endocarditis.
Herregods MC
Verh K Acad Geneeskd Belg 2011;73(3-4):153-61. PMID: 22482194
Brucella endocarditis.
Jeroudi MO, Halim MA, Harder EJ, Al-Siba'i MB, Ziady G, Mercer EN
Br Heart J 1987 Sep;58(3):279-83. doi: 10.1136/hrt.58.3.279. PMID: 3311098Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

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
Infective endocarditis.
Fowler VG, Durack DT
Curr Opin Cardiol 1994 May;9(3):389-400. doi: 10.1097/00001573-199405000-00018. PMID: 8049597
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
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
Global prevalence, incidence, and outcomes of non-obese or lean non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ye Q, Zou B, Yeo YH, Li J, Huang DQ, Wu Y, Yang H, Liu C, Kam LY, Tan XXE, Chien N, Trinh S, Henry L, Stave CD, Hosaka T, Cheung RC, Nguyen MH
Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020 Aug;5(8):739-752. Epub 2020 May 12 doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(20)30077-7. PMID: 32413340
Global Burden of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in People Living With HIV: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Shah ASV, Stelzle D, Lee KK, Beck EJ, Alam S, Clifford S, Longenecker CT, Strachan F, Bagchi S, Whiteley W, Rajagopalan S, Kottilil S, Nair H, Newby DE, McAllister DA, Mills NL
Circulation 2018 Sep 11;138(11):1100-1112. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.033369. PMID: 29967196Free PMC Article
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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