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Infective Endocarditis (IE)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Reduced Cardiac OutputArrhythmiasSepsisStroke RiskAvoid Bradycardia

Pathophysiology

Infective endocarditis is microbial infection of the endocardial surface, usually a heart valve, producing friable vegetations that destroy the valve, embolize, and seed distant sites. It causes...

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