Sentences with phrase «of endocarditis»

Definite endocarditis was defined as fulfilment of 2 major criteria or histopathological confirmation of endocarditis.

Evaluation of the risk of endocarditis and other cardiovascular events on the basis of the severity of periodontal disease in dogs.

Examples are: dogs with chronic heart failure or cats with cardiomyopathy, where the turbulent blood flow may increase the likelihood of development of endocarditis; and dogs with chronic kidney or hepatic failure, where metabolic instability may produce a secondary immunopathy or where septic vascular aggregates may exacerbate the systemic disease.

About 35 % of all dogs over the age of 12 show some signs of endocarditis, but toy breeds are susceptible to early onset of the problem, which can lead to congestive heart failure and very early death.

However, people at greatest risk of endocarditis usually have damaged heart valves, artificial heart valves or other heart defects.

Not exact matches

Doctors across the country are increasingly worried about the rise of bacterial infections attacking the heart valves of IV drug users — a condition known as infective endocarditis.

Researchers taught the software to recognize endocarditis by using information from medical records of patients once suspected of having the condition.

Drug use can also lead to endocarditis, an infection of the heart.

A similar program to diagnose diseases that are more prevalent than endocarditis, such as pneumonia, would provide the greatest cost savings, and Sohail says that is one of the logical next steps in this research.

About 25 % of cases of TR are caused by rheumatic disease, endocarditis, carcinoid disease, traumatic injury, or pacemakers / defibrillators.

Schlievert's research has previously shown that superantigens cause the deadly effects of various staph infections, such as toxic shock syndrome, sepsis, and endocarditis.

«Clinicians treating children with heart defects can help educate parents regarding infective endocarditis and its prevention, particularly in the highest risk groups identified in this study,» said Dinela Rushani, co-author of the study from the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill University.

Using a large Canadian database, researchers looked at the occurrence of infective endocarditis between 1988 and 2010 in 47,518 children with heart defects.

When Dr. Albers sees patients with painful, red or purple bumps on their fingertips (called Osler nodes), the diagnosis is almost a given: «It's very specific to endocarditis,» she says, a bacterial infection of the heart valves.

«So it's part of a whole picture that can suggest endocarditis.»

Endocarditis generally occurs when bacteria, fungi or other germs from another part of your body, such as your mouth, spread through your bloodstream and attach to damaged areas in your heart.

These factors put abusers at risk for acquiring lifethreatening viral infections, such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. Abusers also can develop endocarditis, a bacterial infection that causes a potentially fatal inflammation of the inner lining of the heart.

Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, which is the inner lining of your heart chambers and heart valves.

But thankfully most of these cases of toothbrushing bacteraemia don't give us endocarditis.

The inner lining of the heart can also become infected and inflamed, a condition known as endocarditis.

The OSU Cardiology Service treats a wide variety of diseases, including congenital heart disease, degenerative valve disease (endocardiosis), cardiomyopathies (malfunction of the heart muscle), congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, systemic hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, heartworm disease, endocarditis, pericardial disease, and cardiac tumors.

Endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis are structural inflammatory conditions that result from a variety of causes, including infectious, traumatic, and immune conditions.

Although rare, Salmonella can result in more serious ailments including arterial infections, endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart), arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation, and urinary tract symptoms.

She can have stomach or GI upsets, depression, and, since masses of bacteria are released into the bloodstream, can become infected with endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves of the heart), as well as developing infections of the kidneys and liver.

The Purdue study indicates the same strain of oral bacteria causing gum disease infects the heart valves and results in endocarditis.

Those dogs with chronic periodontal disease were diagnosed with endocarditis in 15 % of the cases.

Some dogs with bartonellosis can develop endocarditis, which is an infection in the lining of the heart that can involve the heart valves as well.

In the dogs with no periodontal disease, about 0.01 percent were diagnosed with endocarditis, compared to 0.15 percent of the Stage 3 periodontal disease dogs.

The Purdue study points to a strong correlation between gum disease and endocarditis, an inflammation (infection) of the heart's valves or inner lining.

Chronic atrioventricular Valve Disease can mimic infectious endocarditis, which is an actual infection of these valves caused by a bacteria.

SAS due to bacterial endocarditis may be prevented by careful use of antibiotics before, during and / or after procedures such as dental cleanings and surgeries.

While the immune system is very effective at preventing most bacterial infections from running wild, it is not perfect so sooner or later a pet with badly infected teeth will develop other problems such as bacterial bronchitis, kidney infections and infections of heart valves infections (endocarditis).

The prognosis for a dog with bacterial endocarditis will vary with the severity of the infection and the valve that is affected.

The need for good dental care, including regular professional dental cleaning under general anesthesia can not be overemphasized as a means of preventing endocarditis.

A Purdue University study points to a strong correlation in canines between gum degeneration and endocarditis, which is an inflammatory condition (infection) of the valves or inner lining of the heart.

A study conducted at Purdue University shows there is a strong link between gum disease in dogs and endocarditis, an infection of the heart's valves or inner liningi.

When she eats the bacteria will be released into the bloodstream and it can be lodged on the lining of the heart (endocarditis) and can eventually lead to congestive heart failure.

Bacterial endocarditis is a colonization of bacteria on the heart valves resulting in the disruption of blood flow through the heart.

A 2009 study conducted at Purdue University showed a strong link between gum disease in dogs and endocarditis, an infection of the heart's valves or inner lining.

Possible endocarditis was defined as positive echocardiographic findings and fulfilment of 1 minor criteria, 1 major and 3 minor criteria, or 5 minor criteria.

Blood culture - negative endocarditis is estimated to account for 2.5 - 31 % of IE cases in people and up to 70 % of dogs.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the endocardial structures which can include both the cardiac valves and mural endocardium.

Bacterial infections, ranging from meningitis to endocarditis, can have life - changing consequences in terms of permanent injury and even death...

Because most types of bacterial endocarditis are caused by bacteria, treatments will typically center around the use of antibiotics which will generally require 4 - 6 weeks of iv treatments.

To accomplish this here at TermLife2Go, we do this by asking our clients a series of questions about their bacterial endocarditis so that we can try to determine just how «serious» your condition was, and so that we can exam many of the underwriting guidelines of the insurance companies that we use to try to determine which company is going to be the best fit for you.

Unlike a lot of pre-existing medical conditions, bacterial endocarditis is one of those conditions where you'll first need to have recovered from your infection prior to being eligible for a traditional term or whole life insurance policy.

This systematic review and meta - analysis evaluates the association of vegetation size greater than 10 mm with emobolic events in patients with infective endocarditis.