Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis and Infected Intracardiac Devices -How We Manage them?

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  Prosthetic valve infective endocarditis (PVE) and cardiac device infections are infrequent complications of artificial valves, permanent pacemaker (PMs) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICDs); they are not negligible and increased in recent years.These three entities represent common reasons for infectious diseases consultation in many hospital-based practices.
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