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Multimodality Imaging in Infective Endocarditis: An Imaging Team Within the Endocarditis Team.
Erba, Paola A.; Pizzi, Maria N.; Roque, Albert et al.
2019In Circulation, 140 (21), p. 1753-1765
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Keywords :
echocardiography; endocarditis; magnetic resonance imaging; multimodal imaging; nuclear medicine; positron-emission tomography; tomography, x-ray computed
Abstract :
[en] Infective endocarditis (IE) is a complex disease with cardiac involvement and multiorgan complications. Its prognosis depends on prompt diagnosis that leads to an aggressive therapeutic management combining antibiotic therapy and early cardiac surgery when indicated. However, IE diagnosis always poses a challenge, and echocardiography remains diagnostically imperfect in cases of prosthetic valve IE or cardiac implantable electronic device infection. In recent years, other imaging modalities (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear imaging) have experienced significant technical improvements, and their application to the detection of cardiac and extracardiac IE-related lesions seems to be a strategic way forward in the management of patients with suspected IE. However, the scientific evidence in the literature remains limited; current guidelines address the use of the multimodality imaging in the field of IE with caution; the incremental value of each technique and their combinations is debated; and their use varies across countries. Despite these limitations, healthcare providers and surgeons should be aware of the possibilities offered by the multimodal imaging approach when appropriate. Here, we emphasize the value of a multidisciplinary heart valve team, the endocarditis team, underlining the importance of cardiac and extracardiac imaging experts in playing a key role in informing the diagnosis and management of patients with IE. Illustrative cases, critical appraisal of contemporary data, and conceptual and practical suggestions for clinicians that may help to improve the prognosis of patients with IE are provided in this review article.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
Erba, Paola A.
Pizzi, Maria N.
Roque, Albert
Salaun, Erwan
Lancellotti, Patrizio  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation
Tornos, Pilar
Habib, Gilbert
Language :
English
Title :
Multimodality Imaging in Infective Endocarditis: An Imaging Team Within the Endocarditis Team.
Publication date :
2019
Journal title :
Circulation
ISSN :
0009-7322
eISSN :
1524-4539
Publisher :
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, United States - Maryland
Volume :
140
Issue :
21
Pages :
1753-1765
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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