Review

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2006) 3, 310-317
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0535  
Received 1 August 2005 | Accepted 4 January 2006

Infective endocarditis: diagnosis and management

Saptarsi M Haldar and Patrick T O'Gara*

Correspondence *Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Email
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Despite imaging advances, diagnosis of infective endocarditis is not simple, and uncertainty about whether a surgical or nonsurgical approach is best and the timing of intervention can hamper therapy. In this Review, Saptarsi Haldar and Patrick O'Gara discuss the major features of diagnosis and therapy and make recommendations based on the available data.

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