Increased risk of bacterial endocarditis in inflammatory bowel disease

G Kreuzpaintner, D Horstkotte, A Heyll, B Lösse… - The American journal of …, 1992 - Elsevier
Abstract purpose: The purpose of this retrospective as well as prospective case-control study
was to analyze a possible overrepresentation of inflammatory bowel diseases among
patients with native valve endocarditis as well as the factors that predispose patients with
inflammatory bowel disease to infective endocarditis. patients and methods: Among 213
consecutive patients treated for proven native valve endocarditis, six (2.8%) had
inflammatory bowel diseases (three with ulcerative colitis and three with Crohn's disease) …