Endocarditis is inflammation in the heart’s inner lining. One possible symptom is splinter hemorrhages, thin red or reddish-brown lines under the fingernails. These lines appear when small blood ...

Infective endocarditis (IE) is by far the most common cardiovascular infection worldwide. Despite the medical and surgical advances, this condition remains associated with considerable mortality and ...

This infection of the heart’s inner lining can cause you to cough. It may cause heart failure, which might also lead to coughing. Endocarditis is a rare, potentially fatal infection of the heart’s ...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued new guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infective endocarditis (IE), a rare and potentially lethal infection of the heart's ...