Infective Endocarditis

Part I. Definition and Epidemiology

1. Definition and Epidemiology of Infective Endocarditis
Imad M. Tleyjeh, Aref A. Bin Abdulhak

Part II. Pathophysiology

2. Pathophysiology of Infective Endocarditis
Franck Thuny

Part III. Diagnosis

3. Clinical Features of Infective Endocarditis
Pilar Tornos

4. Microbiological Diagnosis in Infective Endocarditis
Jean-Paul Casalta, Frederique Gouriet, Sophie Edouard, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Hubert Lepidi, Didier Raoult

5. Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis
Maria Teresa Gonzàlez-Alujas, Artur Evangelista Masip

6. Other Imaging Modalities in Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis
Paola Anna Erba, Martina Sollini, Roberto Boni, Elena Lazzeri

7. Diagnostic Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Franck Thuny

Part IV. Prognostic Assessment

8. Prognosis in Infective Endocarditis
Isidre Vilacosta, Carmen Olmos Blanco, Cristina Sarriá Cepeda, Javier López Díaz, Carlos Ferrera Durán, David Vivas Balcones, Luis Maroto Castellanos, José Alberto San Román Calvar

Part V. Complications

9. Hemodynamic Complications in Infective Endocarditis
Bernard Iung

10. Infectious Complications in Infective Endocarditis
Bradley Hayley, Kwan Leung Chan

11. Embolic Complications in Infective Endocarditits
Duk-Hyun Kang

12. Neurological Complications in Infective Endocarditis
Ulrika Snygg-Martin

Part VI. Specific Situations

13. Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
Sylvestre Marechaux, Christophe Tribouilloy

14. Cardiac Device Related Endocarditis
Sana Arif, Larry M. Baddour, M. Rizwan Sohail

15. Right-Heart Endocarditis
Isidre Vilacosta, Carmen Olmos Blanco, Cristina Sarriá Cepeda, Javier López Díaz, Carlos Ferrera Durán, José Alberto San Román Calvar

16. Non-bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis
Patrizio Lancellotti

17. Infective Endocarditis in Congenital Heart Disease
Joey Mike Kuijpers, Berto J. Bouma, Barbara J. M. Mulder

18. Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis
Pierre-Edouard Fournier, George Watt, Paul N. Newton, Cristiane C. Lamas, Pierre Tattevin, Didier Raoult

19. Infective Endocarditis in Special Populations: Patients Under Dialysis
Christine Selton-Suty, Olivier Huttin, François Goehringer, Luc Frimat

Part VII. Treatment

20. Antimicrobial Therapy in Infective Endocarditis
Jean-Paul Casalta, Frederique Gouriet, Gilbert Habib, Didier Raoult

21. Surgical Techniques in Infective Endocarditis
Alberto Riberi, Fréderic Collart

22. Guidelines for When to Operate in Infective Endocarditis
Gilbert Habib

Part VIII. Prevention and Prophylaxis

23. Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis and Prevention
Xavier Duval

Part IX. Conclusion

24. Infective Endocarditis in 2016: Main Achievements and Future Directions
Gilbert Habib

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology, Infectious Diseases