Splenic Embolism in Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review of the Literature with an Emphasis on Radiological and Histopathological Diagnoses

Infective endocarditis (IE) is characterised by fever, heart murmurs, and emboli. Splenic emboli are frequent in left-sided IE. A systematic review of the literature published on splenic embolism (SE) between 2000 and 2023 was conducted. Search strategies in electronic databases identified 2751 stud...

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Published in:	Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Main Authors:	Gabriel Santiago Moreira, Nícolas de Albuquerque Pereira Feijóo, Isabella Braga Tinoco-da-Silva, Cyntia Mendes Aguiar, Francijane Oliveira da Conceição, Gustavo Campos Monteiro de Castro, Mariana Giorgi Barroso de Carvalho, Thatyane Veloso de Paula Amaral de Almeida, Rafael Quaresma Garrido, Cristiane da Cruz Lamas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Subjects:	computed tomography embolism endocarditis histopathology imaging pathology
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/9/4/83