Cardiac infections: medical and surgical therapies.
Infections of the heart can be acute or subacute, depending on host susceptibility, the cause and associated virulence, early diagnosis, and effective therapy. The following review will discuss the causes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and medical or surgical management of infective endocardit...
| Published in: | Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 49 - 66 |
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| Format: | tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jan1999
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Infections of the heart can be acute or subacute, depending on host susceptibility, the cause and associated virulence, early diagnosis, and effective therapy. The following review will discuss the causes, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and medical or surgical management of infective endocarditis, prosthetic valve endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis. Nursing considerations emphasize understanding the pathogenesis, early recognition of signs and symptoms, and appropriate prevention and intervention. Copyright (c) 1999 by Aspen Publishers, Inc. |
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