Background The clinical outcome of asymptomatic mitral regurgitation is poorly defined, and
the treatment is uncertain. We studied the effect on the outcome of quantifying mitral …

Background— The incidence of embolic events (EE) and death is still high in patients with
infective endocarditis (IE), and data about predictors of these 2 major complications are …

Background— Bicuspid aortic valve is frequent and is reported to cause numerous
complications, but the clinical outcome of patients diagnosed with normal or mildly dysfunctional …

OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to assess the value of transesophageal echocardiography
(TEE) in predicting embolic events (EEs) in a large group of patients with definite …

Background— The outcome of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is controversial, with marked
discrepancies in reported complication rates. Methods and Results— We conducted a …

Objectives : The study was done to define the incidence, determinants and prognostic
implications of onset of atrial fibrillation (AF) during follow-up of mitral regurgitation (MR) initially in …

Aims To analyse the risk of death according to the type of cerebrovascular complications (CVC)
during infective endocarditis (IE) and to analyse the determinants of outcome in patients …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the value and limitations of Duke
criteria for the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE). BACKGROUND Duke criteria have been …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to define the contribution of ischemic mitral
regurgitation (IMR) to the occurrence of congestive heart failure (CHF) after myocardial infarction (…

Aims To determine whether the timing of surgery could influence mortality and morbidity in
adults with complicated infective endocarditis (IE). Methods and results In 291 consecutive …