Heart Failure and Heart Valve Disease | Heart Valve Disease - Endocarditis

Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity

Epidemiology

Key messages

  • Endocarditis remains rare (incidence 5 to 10 out of 100,000 per annum).
  • Reported incidence is increasing (Fig 1) due to the following factors:
    • ageing population
    • increased intracardiac devices
    • intravenous drug use
  • Healthcare-associated endocarditis is increasing.
  • Mortality is unchanged:
    • more than 1 in 4 will die of endocarditis at one year

At the end of this session you will know how to:

  • describe the epidemiology and prognosis of endocarditis
  • discuss which patients are at risk of endocarditis
  • list symptoms and signs of endocarditis 
  • list investigations for endocarditis 
  • describe key management steps in endocarditis 
  • describe advice about endocarditis prevention 
  • name which patients benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis
Certificate
Type
Course
Delivery
Online
Title
Heart Failure and Heart Valve Disease | Heart Valve Disease - Endocarditis
Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
ONLINE
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
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