By Mr Kaushalendra Rathore, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Nedlands, and Dr Manju Rathore GP, East Victoria Park
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon but fatal infection that targets the endocardium, especially around the inlet-outlet cardiac valves.
In 90-95% of patients aetiology is bacterial and the rest can be a fungal organism. Often severe IE is seen in high-risk patients with a history of various systemic co-morbidities. These cases are managed with the highest suspicion and often get early referral for further evaluation.
However, there is a sizable subset of the patient population at low risk who may get...
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon but fatal infection that targets the endocardium, especially around the inlet-outlet cardiac valves.
In 90-95% of patients aetiology is bacterial and the rest can be a fungal organism. Often severe IE is seen in high-risk patients with a history of various systemic co-morbidities. These cases are managed with the highest suspicion and often get early referral for further evaluation.
However, there is a sizable subset of the patient population at low risk who may get...
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