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Filter by:ELDERL-IE is a multicenter national prospective observational study. The main objective is to describe geriatric characteristics (comorbidities, cognitive status, autonomy, nutritional status, balance and walking) in patients aged 75 years or older with infective endocarditis (IE). The secondary objectives are to assess the impact of geriatric features on the medico - surgical care and on morbidity and mortality at 3 months after the end of the hospitalization, and to describe the initial clinical presentation and diagnostic modalities in the IE elderly.
EMBOL-EI (Research Interest antiphospholipid antibody for embolic risk prediction in infective endocarditis) is a prospective cohort study with a biological collection. The main objective is: to re-evaluate the potential value of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies as predictors of embolic events in infective endocarditis (IE) in the light of the improved current knowledge on these aPL. The seconds objectives are: Other plasma biomarkers of hemostasis (coagulation activation markers: D-dimer fragment 1 + 2 of prothrombin; endothelial biomarkers: plasma levels of von Willebrand factor) will be taken into account in the analysis, and interest in predicting embolic risk, alone or in combination with aPL will be investigated.
Infective endocarditis remains a serious disease that requires fast and specialized support in 2012. However, 24% of endocarditis unanswered etiology. The systematic use of new policy diagnosis, including (i) a systematic use of specific PCR techniques and (ii) the search for markers of inflammatory and tumoral diseases, should increase the number of positive etiological diagnosis of culture-negative samples. Secondly, because of the seriousness of the disease, the investigators were led to develop a new score: score for admission. This score, realized in less than 4 hours from the admission of the suspected patient with endocarditis, should allow for immediate probabilistic antibiotic treatment after completion of the diagnostic kit. The modified Duke score give its results in 4 to 7 days. With the score of admission thus diagnostic processes are accelerated and, where appropriate, empirical antibiotic therapy started. Primary: Evaluate the effectiveness of the new diagnostic strategy on etiological identification of endocarditis. Secondary: Validate the "admission" score compared to the modified Duke score.
The study aims at the comparative examination of pre-, intra- and post-operative release profiles of inflammatory and vasoactive mediators in patients undergoing heart valve surgery under cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) due to either infectious endocarditis or degenerative valvular heart disease. Specific attention will focus on the distinction between mediator release associated with infection and that resulting from CPB. Concomitantly identification and characterization of infectious pathogens in the circulation and in valvular samples will be carried out, together with the search for resistance-coding transcripts.
The investigators conduct a prospective observational study on consecutive patients being admitted to a tertiary care-centre with infective endocarditis. The investigators' primary aim is to identify baseline clincal, laboratory and microbiological predictors of in-hospital events, mortality and 6-month mortality.
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of 18-FDG positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) imaging in the management of patients with suspected or proven IE in detecting cardiac valve damages and other extracardiac complications. The study will evaluate whether this procedure can change the clinical decisions (treatments, valve surgery, patients' overall care) and modify the diagnosis of IE.
The purpose of study is to test whether perioperative sodium bicarbonate infusion can prevent acute kidney injury following open heart surgery in infective endocarditis patients.
the aim of this study is to investigate the role of staphylokinase, streptokinase and MMP activation in invasive staphylococcal and streptococcal infections.
The aim of the study is to describe the effect and meaning of an integrated rehabilitation programme, consisting of physical training and psycho-educational care, for patients treated for infective endocarditis. The hypothesis is, that integrated rehabilitation can improve mental health, physical capacity and other factors.
Prospective study including all the consecutive patients admitted at the Department of Cardiology, Timone Hospital wih a definite diagnosis of IE according to the modified Duke criteria. The period of inclusion will be for 24 months. Eighty patients and age-matched control subject will be included. Primary end point are EE occurring during the antimicrobial treatment and secondary end points will be 6-month mortality, vegetation length and the impact of antimicrobial treatment on inflammation-induced procoagulant changes and endothelial cell activation.