Infectious endocarditis in intravenous drug users with left heart disease

Departamentul Medicină Internă, USMF Nicolae TestemiţanuInfectious endocarditis (EI) is one of infectious endocardial pathologies, having a wide range of clinical forms with acute or subacute onset and severe complications. The incidence of EI is 3-10 episodes per 100 000 people / year. In 85-90% affect the left heart and only 5-10% the right heart, characteristic for intravenous drug users (UDIV), on intact valves. Hemoculture and ultrasound are indispensable elements in diagnosis and treatment. Mortality in EI is maintained at a high level of up to 26% and is dependent on the virulence of the pathogen, the evolution and complications of the disease