Four Faces of Infective Endocarditis: Where Thinking Outside the Box Was Crucial
<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Infective Endocarditis (IE) presents both a challenging diagnostic and treatment task. <b>Methods:</b> The incidence of IE has grown with the advancement in treatment technologies offered to patients, including intra-cardiac electrical device insertion and a variety of transcutaneous structural interventions. <b>Results:</b> Guidelines recommend the involvement of a multi-disciplinary approach to prompt diagnosis and decisions regarding treatment. <b>Conclusions:</b> We present the management conundrums of four complex cases of IE and highlight the importance of the Extended Endocarditis Team.
Authors
- Baher Hanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-8403)
- Attila Kardos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0231-7605)
- Peter de Man (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9425-0574)
- Ali Elshamy
- Gayatri Vijapurkar
Institutions
- Milton Keynes Hospital (GB)
- University of Buckingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14072162
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00