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Central nervous system embolism in the course of infective endocarditis
Affiliations- Instytut Kardiologii w Warszawie
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Abstract
Despite the progress made in diagnosis and treatment of heart valve diseases, the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) remains constant. It is still associated with high mortality and high rate of embolic complications, including most dangerous one, i.e. stroke. It has a significant impact on further treatment and qualifications for cardiac surgery. In this paper, the authors discuss the epidemiology, mechanisms of stroke and its impact on the qualifications for cardiac surgery. The authors discuss the problem of clinically silent central nervous system embolism in the course of IE and the usefulness of neuroimaging and markers of central nervous system damage in diagnosis of cerebral embolism.
Abstract
Despite the progress made in diagnosis and treatment of heart valve diseases, the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) remains constant. It is still associated with high mortality and high rate of embolic complications, including most dangerous one, i.e. stroke. It has a significant impact on further treatment and qualifications for cardiac surgery. In this paper, the authors discuss the epidemiology, mechanisms of stroke and its impact on the qualifications for cardiac surgery. The authors discuss the problem of clinically silent central nervous system embolism in the course of IE and the usefulness of neuroimaging and markers of central nervous system damage in diagnosis of cerebral embolism.
Keywords
infekcyjne zapalenie wsierdzia, jawna klinicznie zatorowość OUN, niema klinicznie zatorowość OUN, białko S-100B, enolaza swoista dla neuronów
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Central nervous system embolism in the course of infective endocarditis
Journal
Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
Issue
Pages
53-62
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DOI
10.5114/ninp.2013.32939
Bibliographic record
Neurol Neurochir Pol 2013;47(1):53-62.
Keywords
infekcyjne zapalenie wsierdzia
jawna klinicznie zatorowość OUN
niema klinicznie zatorowość OUN
białko S-100B
enolaza swoista dla neuronów
Authors
Maciej Grabowski
Maria Jaworska-Wilczyńska
Urszula Ablewska
Katarzyna Czerwińska-JeIonkiewicz
Elżbieta Abramczuk
Małgorzata Miłkowska
Tomasz Hryniewiecki
