Early diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) is based on the yielding of blood cultures and
echocardiographic findings. However, they have limitations and sometimes the diagnosis is …

Purpose Infective endocarditis (IE) is widely underdiagnosed or diagnosed after a major
delay. The diagnosis is currently based on the modified DUKE criteria, where the only …

Background The current diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) is based on the modified
Duke criteria, which has approximately 80% sensitivity for the diagnosis of native valve …

Purpose The diagnosis of prosthetic valve (PV) infective endocarditis (IE) and infection of
cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) remains challenging. The aim of this study …

Background—The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) in prosthetic valves and
intracardiac devices is challenging because both the modified Duke criteria (DC) and …

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 …

Background 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography
(18F-FDG-PET/CT) has emerged as a useful diagnostic tool for suspected infective …

Background Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIED) infections are life-
threatening complications. The diagnosis can be difficult to establish. Our purpose is to …

Background Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a difficult to diagnose condition associated
with high mortality. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed …

Objectives To evaluate the role of 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography–
computed tomography (18 F-FDG-PET–CT) in the diagnosis of infectious endocarditis (IE) …