Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis, With Special Reference to the Valvular Lesions and Previous History

Clinical significance of the bicuspid aortic valve

“…Between 10% and 30% of bicuspid aortic valves develop infective endocarditis,6 7 9 26 40 41 and 25% cases of infective endocarditis develop on a bicuspid aortic valve 1115 These figures are based on selected case series and the true incidence is likely to be less.…”

Auricular Fibrillation and Mitral Stenosis in Bacterial Endocarditis

“…McDonald's studied seven reported series of cases of bacterial endocarditis.2' 41 7, 9,10,12,17 Auricular fibrillation occurred in 24 (2.45 per cent) of the 980 cases reported in these seven papers but antedated the onset of the bacterial endocarditis in only two cases. In 11 instances the auricular fibrillation began after the onset of the bacterial endocarditis and in 11 other patients it was not stated which process occurred first.…”