Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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Suppressive Antibiotic Therapy: New Frontiers in the Management of High Surgical Risk Infective Endocarditis
Anno:
2025
Background and aim Suppressive antibiotic therapy (SAT) is a palliative, non-curative approach for managing infective endocarditis (IE) in selected patients. This retrospective observational descriptive study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of SAT in IE patients ineligible for cardiac surgery. Methods We analyzed 14 IE patients treated with SAT between…
A case of prosthetic valve endocarditis: when pneumonia is not the right answer
Anno:
2025
A 71 year-old man presented to our ED with a 10-day history of fever with chills, dyspnea and tachycardia. His past medical history incuded arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, prostatic hyperplasia, a TURB procedure for urothelial cancer and surgery for a pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Six months before admission he underwent a…
A RARE CASE OF RIGHT-SIDED ENDOCARDITIS DUE TO DISLOCATED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER STENT IN A HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT
Anno:
2025
A 52-year-old male with a history hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated by diabetic foot, and stage V chronic kidney disease, has been undergoing thrice-weekly hemodialysis via a central venous catheter (CVC) placed in the left jugular vein since 2022. During this time, he experienced recurrent episodes of post-dialysis…
Rothia dentocariosa and Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: Rare Involvement of a Typically Non-Pathogenic Bacterium in a Pediatric Case of Pompe Disease. What is the Appropriate Treatment?
Anno:
2025
Background Rothia dentocariosa is a commensal organism of the oral cavity that rarely becomes pathogenic, typically affecting immunocompromised patients or those with indwelling medical devices. This case describes a Rothia dentocariosa infection in a central venous catheter in an 18 months old girl with Pompe disease, providing an opportunity…
RIGHT SIDED INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: A CASE SERIES
Anno:
2025
INTRODUCTION: Right-sided infective endocarditis (RSIE) accounts for 10% of all IE cases and affects the tricuspid valve(TV).It is less common than left-sided endocarditis but has distinct clinical characteristic and association.Several mechanisms have been proposed to contribute to RSIE:it mainly affects intravenous drug users(IVDU),but also patients with prosthetic valves,CVC,CIED,congenital heart…