BOSTON, Massachusetts — Men are more likely than women to be affected by infective endocarditis (IE), and left-sided disease is more common than right-sided disease. These findings come from a 12-year ...

Younger age, cardiac devices, and catheterization as risks for right-sided endocarditis. Dr. Vigna advocates for safer central line designs. Anyone who receives polyurethane or silicone midlines, PICC ...

SAN ANTONIO -- In response to the opioid epidemic, a primer to treating infective endocarditis (IE) specifically related to drug use was released by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). A workforce ...

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For people who require surgery to treat infective endocarditis (IE) on the backdrop of injected drug use, the addiction is far more lethal than the surgery itself and merits close attention, according ...