Habib Gilbert (ed.) Infective Endocarditis: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Imaging, Therapy, and Prevention

Springer, 2016. — 326 p.This reference resource represents the consensus opinion a team of international specialists on the diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditis (IE), many of whom have been co-authors of American or European guidelines on the topic. It is therefore a useful tool for many practitioners: cardiologists and cardiac imagers, cardiac surgeons, echocardiographers, specialists of internal medicine, neurologists, and infectiologists.
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Definition and Epidemiology of Infective Endocarditis.
Pathophysiology of Infective Endocarditis.
Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis.
Microbiological Diagnosis in Infective Endocarditis.
Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis.
Other Imaging Modalities in Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis.
Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis.
Prognosis in Infective Endocarditis.
Hemodynamic Complications in Infective Endocarditis.
Infectious Complications in Infective Endocarditis.
Embolic Complications in Infective Endocarditits.
Neurological Complications in Infective Endocarditis.
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis.
Cardiac Device Related Endocarditis.
Right-Heart Endocarditis.
Non-bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis.
Infective Endocarditis in Congenital Heart Disease.
Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis.
Infective Endocarditis in Special Populations: Patients Under Dialysis.
Antimicrobial Therapy in Infective Endocarditis.
Surgical Techniques in Infective Endocarditis.
Guidelines for When to Operate in Infective Endocarditis.
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis and Prevention.
Infective Endocarditis in 2016: Main Achievements and Future Directions.