Among the common diseases of the heart, none has been so resistant to treatment and so invariably fatal as subacute bacterial endocarditis. Although isolated cures occurred before the introduction ...

A new heart murmur is most often associated with the acute forms of endocarditis, where a change in an existing heart murmur is most often associated with the subacute forms of endocarditis.

Elderly patients may present with few signs and symptoms and may have a subacute form of the disease. Usually, these patients have a history of a previous intra-abdominal disorder (e.g., Crohn's ...

subacute bacterial endocarditis, hypercoagulopathies, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with vascular disease, headaches with focal neurologic symptoms). Breast or other estrogen or progestin ...

subacute bacterial endocarditis, hypercoagulopathies, uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with vascular disease, headaches with focal neurologic symptoms). Breast or other estrogen or progestin ...