ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITI S - UNDERLYING LESIONS AND ETIOLOGIC MICROORGANISMS

Authors
ANGUITA M TORRES F CASTILLO JC VALLES F
Citation
M. Anguita et al., ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITI S - UNDERLYING LESIONS AND ETIOLOGIC MICROORGANISMS, Revista espanola de cardiologia, 51, 1998, pp. 11-15
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Revista espanola de cardiologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
03008932
Volume
51
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
2
Pages
11 - 15
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8932(1998)51:<11:EOIES->2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Infective endocarditis is caused by the infection of an amorfous mass of platelets and fibrin (the so-called nonbacterial thrombotic endocar ditis) which involves a damaged endotelial surface of the heart. Sever al pathogenetic mechanisms (hemodynamic, immunological, microbiologica l, etc.) are needed for the development of endocarditis. We review som e of these mechanisms, as well as possible changes in etiopathogenesis of this disease that have recently occurred.