The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) is challenging and requires the association of
morphological features suggestive of valvular infection such as the presence of vegetations …

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a life-threatening disease. Considered the gold standard for the
diagnosis of IE, the modified Duke criteria rely on echocardiographic findings to satisfy its …

Today, patients with infective endocarditis (IE) or prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) still
have a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is critical since delay in …

Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a serious condition with a high morbidity and mortality. The
optimal management of IE depends not only on correct antibiotic therapy and surgery when …

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine a qualitative scoring system and a semi-
quantitative method of FDG-PET/CT imaging in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) …

The most recent epidemiological data show that the incidence of infective endocarditis (IE)
varies from one country to another, within a range of 3 to 10 episodes/1, 00,000 people per …

Abstract Purpose of Review The visualization of cardiac lesions is a major component of the
diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE). We review the usefulness of different cardiac …

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a complex multisystemic disease resulting from infection of the
endocardium, the prosthetic valves, or an implantable cardiac electronic device. The clinical …

Article by Murphy et al. in this issue of the journal presents a summary and comparison of
the most recent guidance on the use of imaging in the evaluation and management of …

The extra-cardiac work-up in infective endocarditis (IE) comprises a search for primary and
secondary infective foci. Whether 18 FDG-PET/CT or WBC-SPECT/CT is superior in …