European Society of Cardiology-Proposed Diagnostic Echocardiographic Algorithm in Elective Patients with Clinical Suspicion of Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic Yield and Prognostic Implications in Clinical Practice | Zendy

Andréa Barbieri | Zendy; Francesca Mantovani | Zendy; R. Lugli | Zendy; Francesca Bursi | Zendy; Matteo Fabbri | Zendy; Ylenia Bartolacelli | Zendy; Marcella Manicardi | Zendy; Guglielmo Stefanelli | Zendy; Cristina Mussini | Zendy; Giuseppe Boriani | Zendy

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European Society of Cardiology-Proposed Diagnostic Echocardiographic Algorithm in Elective Patients with Clinical Suspicion of Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic Yield and Prognostic Implications in Clinical Practice

Author(s) -

Andréa Barbieri,

Francesca Mantovani,

R. Lugli,

Francesca Bursi,

Matteo Fabbri,

Ylenia Bartolacelli,

Marcella Manicardi,

Guglielmo Stefanelli,

Cristina Mussini,

Giuseppe Boriani

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of cardiovascular echography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 2347-193X

pISSN - 2211-4122

DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_49_17

Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , endocarditis , heart failure , atrioventricular block , cardiology , algorithm , incidence (geometry) , clinical practice , retrospective cohort study , clinical endpoint , clinical trial , physics , family medicine , computer science , optics

Echocardiography plays a central role in diagnosing infective endocarditis (IE). Accordingly, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has proposed a diagnostic echocardiographic algorithm. However, new studies are still needed to evaluate the degree of implementation of these guidelines in clinical practice and their consequences on incidence and prognosis of IE.

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