Cerebrovascular complications in infective endocarditis: Challenges and considerations in management

Abstract

Many patients with infective endocarditis experience neurologic complications such as ischemic strokes, intracranial hemorrhages, or infectious intracranial aneurysms. Although data are scarce, in this review we examine how best to predict, prevent, and manage these serious complications and how they affect the appropriate timing of valve surgery for infective endocarditis.