M. Azqueta

TL;DR: Long-term vigorous exercise may predispose to atrial fibrillation and the proportion of sportsmen among patients with lone atrialfibrillation is much higher than that reported in the general population of Catalonia.

TL;DR: The ICE-PCS database offers a unique opportunity to evaluate the epidemiology, characteristics, and outcome of endocarditis due to non-HACEK gram-negative bacilli in a large, contemporary, and international cohort of well-characterized patients withendocarditis.

TL;DR: The combined analysis of 69 cases of IE caused by S lugdunensis showed that native valve IE is characterised by mitral valve involvement and frequent complications such as heart failure, abscess formation, and embolism and is associated with a better prognosis when antibiotic treatment is combined with surgery.

TL;DR: Community-acquired penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus agalactiae endocarditis among 1771 episodes of endCarditis diagnosed in 4 Spanish hospitals from 1975 through 1998 is described.

TL;DR: Valvular heart disease, particularly affecting the mitral and aortic valves, is common in patients with the 'primary' antiphospholipid syndrome, especially in those over 40 years old.