Open AccessEuropean 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.