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2340840

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
To quantitate embolic risk we studied a retrospective series of 61 patients with strictly defined bacterial endocarditis. Eighteen patients had neurological complications attributable to cerebral embolism. Seventeen embolic episodes occurred prior to antibiotic treatment and 8 episodes after its commencement. The rate of embolism per patient-week during a 20-week observation period showed a highly significant almost 4-fold reduction to a low level soon after antibiotics were started. Patients already on anticoagulation for prosthetic valves had the same embolic risk as those not so treated. The evidence suggests that anticoagulation at the time of diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis is not warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0014-3022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Rate of cerebral embolic events in relation to antibiotic and anticoagulant therapy in patients with bacterial endocarditis.
pubmed:affiliation
Reta Lila Weston Institute of Neurological Studies, Middlesex Hospital, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article