2024
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed9040083
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Splenic Embolism in Infective Endocarditis: A Systematic Review of the Literature with an Emphasis on Radiological and Histopathological Diagnoses

Gabriel Santiago Moreira,
Nícolas de Albuquerque Pereira Feijóo,
Isabella Braga Tinoco-da-Silva
et al.

Abstract: 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 studies published between 1 January 2000 and 4 October 2023, of which 29 were finally included. The results showed that the imaging tests predominantly used to detect embolisms were computed tomography (CT), magnetic re… Show more

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