PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS

Course overview

PROSTHETIC VALVE ENDOCARDITIS (PVE) IS ONE TYPE OF INFECTIOUS ENDOCARDITIS (IE). IT ACCOUNTS FOR 20% OF ALL CASES OF ENDOCARDITIS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACHIEVE AN EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND INITIATE THE TREATMENT AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS ACTIVITY PROVIDES A REVIEW OF THIS DISEASE'S ETIOLOGY, THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION, AND THE APPROPRIATE MANAGEMENT. THE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND INITIATION OF TREATMENT IMPROVES OUTCOME AND DECREASES COMPLICATIONS AND MORTALITY.