Key priorities for the implementation of the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis in low-resource settings
European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines provide best practice, evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is not always possible for best practices to be followed, however, particularly in low-resource settings. To address this issue, a set of guideline-related documents were created to identify key priorities for users in these settings. The documents highlight the related recommendations and describe key strategies for clinicians to approach implementation of these recommendations or discuss alternatives which are in line with the intention of the recommendations, if not having all of the same advantages. The suggestions cannot be used as exact substitutes for the original recommendations in the guidelines, which have not been altered and continue to reflect best practice. This document on key priorities for low-resource settings was developed by the task force chairs and other members of the task force who produced the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis, which are freely available on the ESC website (https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines). This document also underwent external review including international experts from within and beyond Europe and ESC partner organizations, including the Interamerican Society of Cardiology (IASC), The Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology and the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology.
Authors
- Michal Pazderník (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7486-7705)
- Jan Kovac (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2007-888X)
- Nikolaos Bonaros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7656-5812)
- Michael Andrew Borger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1046-1364)
- Torsten Doenst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6411-909X)
- Victoria Delgado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-2737)
- Margarita Brida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8754-8156)
- Josep Rodés‐Cabau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8237-7095)
- Eduard Quintana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-7463)
- Stéphane Éderhy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0792-2521)
- Alessandro Sionís (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-9512)
- Liesl Zühlke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3961-2760)
- Owen Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-1012)
- Haran Burri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4393-5338)
- José María Miró (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8057-7755)
- Nina Ajmone Marsan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7208-5769)
- Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-8119)
- Suzanne de Waha
- Emil Loldrup Fosbøl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2048-4167)
- Dan Foldager
- Arsen Ristić (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0713-1180)
- Paola Anna Erba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0058-7377)
- Stefano Caselli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9897-5839)
- Carlos A. Mestres
- María Nazarena Pizzi
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Hebron University (PS)
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- University of Rijeka (HR)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- University of the Free State (ZA)
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Hospital de Sant Pau (ES)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Harefield Hospital (GB)
- Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ES)
- Lung Institute (US)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Leipzig Heart Institute (DE)
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté (FR)
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol (ES)
- University Hospital Innsbruck (AT)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Leipzig University (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes
- Published
- 2025-03-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae106
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.13