Key result
Life-threatening cardiac and extracardiac complications of acute infective endocarditis remain a significant clinical problem despite the availability of effective antimicrobial agents.
Population
Patients with acute infective endocarditis
Design
Review
Authors
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Heightened vigilance for IE complications remains essential; leaves open need for adjunctive strategies beyond antimicrobials.
This review discusses the cardiac and extracardiac life-threatening complications of acute infective endocarditis and their management.
L. Weinstein (1986) studied this question. Life-threatening cardiac and extracardiac complications of acute infective endocarditis remain a significant clinical problem despite the availability of effective antimicrobial agents.
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