Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE), characterized by verrucous vegetations formation, is a typical cardiac manifestation of autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). It primarily leads to lesions of cardiac valves and mostly involved valves are mitral and aortic, but isolated tricuspid valve involvement is exceptional. Here we reported a 20...

O f patients with left-sided endocarditis 20 47% have septic embolization to the spleen with varying degrees of clinical presentation. The natural history varies based on the size and location of the infarct. Larger and more peripheral infarctions are more prone to form abscesses and cause splenic rupture, whereas smaller infarcts may go largely unnoticed and only be detected on incidental imag...

Abstract Background Ghosts are described as cylindrical and oscillating structures diagnosed after transvenous lead extraction (TLE) may consist of thrombi, vegetations fibrous sheaths. Presence ghosts is found to be associated with poor outcomes. Purpose The aim this study was estimate the proportion patients describe characteristic features `'ghosts” seen post-TLE in a retrospective series sy...

TOPIC: Cardiothoracic Surgery TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Infective endocarditis of intracardiac electronic devices is a serious disease process that can have many routes infectious sources. Patients history cardiac with an device present must ruled out when they sepsis multiple sources infection. When patients are found to large vegetations on the portions approac...

Similar echocardiographic findings in two patients with surgically confirmed Candida endocarditis of the aortic valve are described. It is suggested that echocardiography performed early in the clinical course of evaluation of drug abuse patients with suspected endocarditis, particularly in the presence of negative blood cultures and systemic emboli, may help establish the diagnosis. Once the d...

• Impact of marshy area reclamation by various vegetations on soil nematode community was investigated. Nematode abundance lowered mostly due to bacterivores. Reclamation effectively diminished the metabolic footprint. Robust management strategies must be adapted for conservation and protection ecosystems. Marshy areas are ecologically important sensitive which under immense pressure, such as t...