Stazi F, Stazi C
Dipartimento di Emergenza, USL RM4, Ospedale San Giovanni.
Clin Ter. 1992 Oct;141(10):285-306.
The authors underline the recent increase in the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) involving the right side of the heart, because of instrumental procedures and, above all drug-addiction. They describe the epidemiology, congenital and acquired predisposing heart diseases, the most common portals of entry of the infective agents, etiology, pathogenesis, pathology, cardiac and extracardiac clinical manifestations and complications, clinical and instrumental diagnosis, medical and surgical therapy, prognosis and prevention of disease.
作者强调，由于介入操作，尤其是药物成瘾，累及心脏右侧的感染性心内膜炎（IE）发病率近期有所上升。他们描述了该病的流行病学、先天性和后天性易患心脏病、感染因子最常见的侵入途径、病因、发病机制、病理、心脏和心脏外临床表现及并发症、临床和器械诊断、药物和手术治疗、预后及疾病预防。
