The Present and FutureState-of-the-Art ReviewChallenges in Infective Endocarditis
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Key Words
cardiac device infection
infective endocarditis
TAVR
Abbreviations and Acronyms
18FDG-PET
18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
ACC
American College of Cardiology
AHA
American Heart Association
CDI
cardiac device infection
CHD
congenital heart disease
CI
confidence interval
CIED
cardiac implantable electronic device
CoNS
coagulase-negative staphylococci
CT
computed tomography
ESC
European Society of Cardiology
HR
hazard ratio
IE
infective endocarditis
IV
intravenous
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
NVE
native valve infective endocarditis
PVE
prosthetic valve infective endocarditis
OPAT
outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy
OR
odds ratio
RCT
randomized controlled trial
SPECT
single-photon emission computed tomography
TAVR
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
TTE
transthoracic echocardiography
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