• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

The microbiology, epidemiology, diagnostics, and treatment of infective endocarditis (IE)
have changed significantly since the Duke Criteria were published in 1994 and modified in …

Fungal endocarditis accounts for 1% to 3% of all infective endocarditis cases, is associated
with high morbidity and mortality (> 70%), and presents numerous challenges during clinical …

Importance Practice guidelines often provide recommendations in which the strength of the
recommendation is dissociated from the quality of the evidence. Objective To create a …

This document on cardiovascular infection, including infective endocarditis, is the first in the
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Imaging Indications (ASNC I2) series to assess the …

Abstract Purpose of Review Additional imaging modalities, such as FDG-PET/CT, have been
included into the workup for patients with suspected infective endocarditis, according to …

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), also known as Libman-Sacks, marantic,
thrombotic, or verrucous endocarditis, is a form of non-infective endocarditis that affects …

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening microbial infection of native and prosthetic
heart valves, endocardial surface, and/or indwelling cardiac device. Prevalence of IE is …

Structured Abstract Objective To compare the diagnostic accuracy of transesophageal
echocardiography (TEE) and cardiac computed tomography (CCT) in diagnosing infective …

• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …