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Perspectives on the History of Endocarditis

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Bacterial endocarditis was an invariably lethal usually subacute illness until the advent of penicillin. Six decades later it continues to often present enigmatically. However management has improved enormously with more exact etiological and anatomical diagnosis by means of blood culture and cardiac ultrasound, antimicrobial regimens are almost always effective and surgical interventions can usually ensure adequate cardiac function. Now over 90 % of patients are well 1 year after an episode of endocarditis. This is a good news story and a host of clinicians and scientists have made seminal contributions.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Boniface General Hospital/University of Manitoba, C5124-409 Tache Ave, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada

    Allan Ronald OC,OM,MD,FRCPC,MACP,FRSC,FCAHS

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    Kwan-Leung Chan

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    John M. Embil

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Ronald, A. (2016). Perspectives on the History of Endocarditis. In: Chan, KL., Embil, J. (eds) Endocarditis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27784-4_1

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