Implementation of the 2015 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis in the Netherlands

• Published in: Netherlands heart journal Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 628 - 636
• Main Authors: Wahadat, A. R., Deckers, J. W., Budde, R. P. J., van der Meer, J. T. M., Natour, E. H., ten Oever, J., Kortlever-van der Spek, A. L. J., Stegeman, B. H., Verkaik, N. J., Roos-Hesselink, J. W., Tanis, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Houten Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 01.12.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Congenital diseases; Disease prevention; Endocarditis; Heart surgery; Medical diagnosis; Medical Education; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Prostheses; Review; Review Article; Tomography; Ultrasonic imaging; Working groups; Netherlands; Infection; Infective endocarditis; Microbiological diagnosis; Disease management; Cardiac imaging; Prosthetic heart valves

Because the occurrence of infective endocarditis (IE) continues to be associated with high mortality, a working group was created by the Dutch Society of Cardiology to examine how the most recent European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for IE management could be implemented most effectively...