Endocarditis in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients: Prevention, Recognition, and Management.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Present an updated overview of the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infective endocarditis in adult patients with congenital heart disease.

Recent findings

Care for patients with infective endocarditis is changing in the areas of specialized teams, diagnostics, and prevention. Endocarditis teams should be involved in the care of ACHD patients. The 2023 Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis and the 2023 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines have updated the criteria for diagnosis including new major criteria such as CT and positron emission computed tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) scans. Immunological, PCR, and nucleic acid-based tests are now acceptable means to isolate infective organisms. Clindamycin is no longer recommended fo

SUBMITTER: Carvajal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11379749 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature