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Acute endocarditis

MedGen UID:
138146
•Concept ID:
C0375268
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Acute Endocarditis
SNOMED CT: Acute endocarditis (91357005)

Definition

Acute inflammation of the endocardium. Bacteria is the usual etiologic agent, and the distinction between ""acute"" and ""subacute"" has traditionally been made based on the pathogenic organism and clinical presentation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute endocarditis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The use of echocardiography in acute cardiovascular care: recommendations of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the Acute Cardiovascular Care Association.
Lancellotti P, Price S, Edvardsen T, Cosyns B, Neskovic AN, Dulgheru R, Flachskampf FA, Hassager C, Pasquet A, Gargani L, Galderisi M, Cardim N, Haugaa KH, Ancion A, Zamorano JL, Donal E, Bueno H, Habib G
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2015 Feb;16(2):119-46. Epub 2014 Nov 6 doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu210. PMID: 25378470
Mitral insufficiency and its different aetiologies: old and new insights for appropriate surgical indications and treatment.
Lorusso R, De Bonis M, De Cicco G, Maisano F, Fucci C, Alfieri O
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2007 Feb;8(2):108-13. doi: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000260211.02468.0a. PMID: 17299292
Acute endocarditis in drug addicts: surgical treatment for multiple valve infection.
Silverman NA, Levitsky S, Mammana R
J Am Coll Cardiol 1984 Oct;4(4):680-4. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(84)80393-9. PMID: 6481010

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Endocarditis: An Ever Increasing Problem in Cardiac Surgery.
Ostovar R, Schroeter F, Kuehnel RU, Erb M, Filip T, Claus T, Albes JM
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec;67(8):616-623. Epub 2019 May 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1688475. PMID: 31042804
Acute Q Fever Endocarditis: A Paradigm Shift Following the Systematic Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography During Acute Q Fever.
Melenotte C, Epelboin L, Million M, Hubert S, Monsec T, Djossou F, Mège JL, Habib G, Raoult D
Clin Infect Dis 2019 Nov 13;69(11):1987-1995. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz120. PMID: 30785186
Early surgery for acute-onset infective endocarditis.
Ferrera C, Vilacosta I, Fernández C, López J, Sarriá C, Olmos C, Carnero-Alcázar M, Vivas D, Di Stefano S, Sáez C, Cobiella J, García-Arribas D, Maroto Castellanos LC, San Román JA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 1;54(6):1060-1066. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy208. PMID: 29873701
The underlying causes of chordae tendinae rupture: a systematic review.
Gabbay U, Yosefy C
Int J Cardiol 2010 Aug 20;143(2):113-8. Epub 2010 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.011. PMID: 20207434
Infectious endocarditis and sudden unexpected death: incidence and morphology of lesions in intravenous addicts and non-drug abusers.
Burke AP, Kalra P, Li L, Smialek J, Virmani R
J Heart Valve Dis 1997 Mar;6(2):198-203. PMID: 9130133

Diagnosis

Endocarditis: An Ever Increasing Problem in Cardiac Surgery.
Ostovar R, Schroeter F, Kuehnel RU, Erb M, Filip T, Claus T, Albes JM
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec;67(8):616-623. Epub 2019 May 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1688475. PMID: 31042804
Early surgery for acute-onset infective endocarditis.
Ferrera C, Vilacosta I, Fernández C, López J, Sarriá C, Olmos C, Carnero-Alcázar M, Vivas D, Di Stefano S, Sáez C, Cobiella J, García-Arribas D, Maroto Castellanos LC, San Román JA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 1;54(6):1060-1066. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy208. PMID: 29873701
Infectious endocarditis and sudden unexpected death: incidence and morphology of lesions in intravenous addicts and non-drug abusers.
Burke AP, Kalra P, Li L, Smialek J, Virmani R
J Heart Valve Dis 1997 Mar;6(2):198-203. PMID: 9130133
Staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Thompson RL
Mayo Clin Proc 1982 Feb;57(2):106-14. PMID: 7033683
Gonococcal endocarditis.
John JF Jr, Nichols JT, Eisenhower EA, Farrar WE Jr
Sex Transm Dis 1977 Jul-Sep;4(3):84-8. doi: 10.1097/00007435-197707000-00002. PMID: 412260

Therapy

Endocarditis: An Ever Increasing Problem in Cardiac Surgery.
Ostovar R, Schroeter F, Kuehnel RU, Erb M, Filip T, Claus T, Albes JM
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec;67(8):616-623. Epub 2019 May 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1688475. PMID: 31042804
Mitral insufficiency and its different aetiologies: old and new insights for appropriate surgical indications and treatment.
Lorusso R, De Bonis M, De Cicco G, Maisano F, Fucci C, Alfieri O
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2007 Feb;8(2):108-13. doi: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000260211.02468.0a. PMID: 17299292
Outcome after mitral valve repair for acute and healed infective endocarditis.
Feringa HH, Bax JJ, Klein P, Klautz RJ, Braun J, van der Wall EE, Poldermans D, Dion RA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 Mar;29(3):367-73. Epub 2006 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.12.006. PMID: 16423532
Immediate and long-term outlook for valve replacement in acute bacterial endocarditis.
Symbas PN, Vlasis SE, Zacharopoulos L, Hatcher CR Jr, Arensberg D
Ann Surg 1982 Jun;195(6):721-5. doi: 10.1097/00000658-198206000-00007. PMID: 7082064Free PMC Article
Staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Thompson RL
Mayo Clin Proc 1982 Feb;57(2):106-14. PMID: 7033683

Prognosis

Acute Q Fever Endocarditis: A Paradigm Shift Following the Systematic Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography During Acute Q Fever.
Melenotte C, Epelboin L, Million M, Hubert S, Monsec T, Djossou F, Mège JL, Habib G, Raoult D
Clin Infect Dis 2019 Nov 13;69(11):1987-1995. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz120. PMID: 30785186
Early surgery for acute-onset infective endocarditis.
Ferrera C, Vilacosta I, Fernández C, López J, Sarriá C, Olmos C, Carnero-Alcázar M, Vivas D, Di Stefano S, Sáez C, Cobiella J, García-Arribas D, Maroto Castellanos LC, San Román JA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 1;54(6):1060-1066. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy208. PMID: 29873701
Infectious endocarditis and sudden unexpected death: incidence and morphology of lesions in intravenous addicts and non-drug abusers.
Burke AP, Kalra P, Li L, Smialek J, Virmani R
J Heart Valve Dis 1997 Mar;6(2):198-203. PMID: 9130133
Staphylococcal infective endocarditis.
Thompson RL
Mayo Clin Proc 1982 Feb;57(2):106-14. PMID: 7033683
Gonococcal endocarditis.
John JF Jr, Nichols JT, Eisenhower EA, Farrar WE Jr
Sex Transm Dis 1977 Jul-Sep;4(3):84-8. doi: 10.1097/00007435-197707000-00002. PMID: 412260

Clinical prediction guides

Acute endocarditis complicated by left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with acute bloody pericardial effusion: A case report.
Shimada A, Yamamoto T, Dohi S, Yokoyama Y, Endo D, Tabata M
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Dec 8;102(49):e36233. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000036233. PMID: 38065878Free PMC Article
Endocarditis: An Ever Increasing Problem in Cardiac Surgery.
Ostovar R, Schroeter F, Kuehnel RU, Erb M, Filip T, Claus T, Albes JM
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2019 Dec;67(8):616-623. Epub 2019 May 1 doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1688475. PMID: 31042804
Acute Q Fever Endocarditis: A Paradigm Shift Following the Systematic Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography During Acute Q Fever.
Melenotte C, Epelboin L, Million M, Hubert S, Monsec T, Djossou F, Mège JL, Habib G, Raoult D
Clin Infect Dis 2019 Nov 13;69(11):1987-1995. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz120. PMID: 30785186
Early surgery for acute-onset infective endocarditis.
Ferrera C, Vilacosta I, Fernández C, López J, Sarriá C, Olmos C, Carnero-Alcázar M, Vivas D, Di Stefano S, Sáez C, Cobiella J, García-Arribas D, Maroto Castellanos LC, San Román JA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2018 Dec 1;54(6):1060-1066. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy208. PMID: 29873701
Outcome after mitral valve repair for acute and healed infective endocarditis.
Feringa HH, Bax JJ, Klein P, Klautz RJ, Braun J, van der Wall EE, Poldermans D, Dion RA
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006 Mar;29(3):367-73. Epub 2006 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.12.006. PMID: 16423532

Recent systematic reviews

The underlying causes of chordae tendinae rupture: a systematic review.
Gabbay U, Yosefy C
Int J Cardiol 2010 Aug 20;143(2):113-8. Epub 2010 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.02.011. PMID: 20207434

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