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Guidelines in review: Comparison of ESC and AHA guidance for the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis in adults

Over recent years, new evidence has led a rethinking of the available guidance on the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis (IE). This review compares the most recently available guidance provided by the American Heart Association (AHA) IE Writing Committee, and the Task Force for the m...

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Autores principales: Murphy, David J., Din, Munaib, Hage, Fadi G., Reyes, Eliana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6394609/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29923105
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12350-018-1333-5
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Sumario:Over recent years, new evidence has led a rethinking of the available guidance on the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis (IE). This review compares the most recently available guidance provided by the American Heart Association (AHA) IE Writing Committee, and the Task Force for the management of IE of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). This represents the sixth of a new series of comparative guidelines review published in the Journal.