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The emerging role of cardiovascular MRI for risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Hoey, E.T.D, Teoh, J.K, Das, I, Ganeshan, A, Simpson, H, Watkin, R.W

“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inheritable cardiovascular disorder. Although many HCM patients remain asymptomatic, sudden death (SD) can…”
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Infective endocarditis in the adult patient by Sandoe, J.A.T, Watkin, R.W, Elliott, T.S.J

“…Abstract Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon disease that has an associated high morbidity and mortality. The basic pathology involves adherence of…”
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Pro-inflammatory cytokines IL6, TNF-α, IL1β, procalcitonin, lipopolysaccharide binding protein and C-reactive protein in infective endocarditis by Watkin, R.W, Harper, L.V, Vernallis, A.B, Lang, S, Lambert, P.A, Ranasinghe, A.M, Elliott, T.S.J

“…Summary Objective To evaluate the serum levels and diagnostic value of cytokines and acute phase proteins in patients with infective endocarditis (IE)…”
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The prophylaxis and treatment of bacterial infective endocarditis in adults by Watkin, R.W, Elliott, T.S.J

“…Abstract Infective endocarditis is a relatively rare disease that has an associated high morbidity and mortality. The basic pathology involves the adherence of…”
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Detection of bacterial DNA in cardiac vegetations by PCR after the completion of antimicrobial treatment for endocarditis by Lang, S., Watkin, R.W., Lambert, P.A., Littler, W.A., Elliott, T.S.J.

“…PCR with broad-range primers for prokaryotic 16S rRNA genes was used to identify bacterial DNA in tissue from patients undergoing valve replacements following…”
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Infective endocarditis in the adult patient by Sandoe, J.A.T., Watkin, R.W., Elliott, T.S.J., Dayer, M.J.

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) is an uncommon disease with a high morbidity and mortality. The basic pathology involves adherence of microorganisms to areas of…”
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Myocardial involvement in infective endocarditis: can serum troponin levels predict the outcome? by Watkin, R W

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Evaluation of PCR in the molecular diagnosis of endocarditis by Lang, S, Watkin, R.W, Lambert, P.A, Bonser, R.S, Littler, W.A, Elliott, T.S.J

“…Objective. Infective endocarditis (IE) is diagnosed by the Duke criteria, which can be inconclusive particularly when blood cultures are negative. This study…”
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The serological diagnosis of staphylococcal infective endocarditis by Watkin, R.W., Lang, S., Lambert, P.A., Littler, W.A., Elliott, T.S.J.

“…Establishing the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) can be difficult when blood cultures remain sterile or echocardiography is inconclusive…”
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The microbial diagnosis of infective endocarditis by Watkin, R.W., Lang, S., Lambert, P.A., Littler, W.A., Elliott, T.S.J.

“…This review suggests an evidence-based algorithm for sequential testing in infective endocarditis. It discusses blood culture and the merits and drawbacks of…”
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Haemophilus paraphrophilus Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis by Watkin, R.W, Lang, S, Littler, W.A, Elliott, T.S.J

“…We report a case of prosthetic, aortic valve, infective endocarditis caused by Haemophilus paraphrophilus. There are no other cases described in the available…”
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