Background: In 2007, the American Heart Association published updated evidence-based
guidelines on the recommended use of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent viridans group …

Importance Infective endocarditis occurs in approximately 15 of 100 000 people in the
United States and has increased in incidence. Clinicians must make treatment decisions …

2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A
Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on …

Importance Limited data exist on clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients who had
infective endocarditis after undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) …

Background—Off-label use of transcatheter aortic and pulmonary valve prostheses for
tricuspid valve-in-valve implantation (TVIV) within dysfunctional surgical tricuspid valve (TV) …

Aims Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), now a common procedure to treat high-
risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, has rapidly been expanding into younger and lower …

Background: Enterococcus faecalis is the third most frequent cause of infective endocarditis
(IE). Despite this, no systematic prospective echocardiography studies have examined the …

Prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE) after surgical aortic valve replacement and transcatheter
aortic valve replacement (TAVR) carries significant morbidity/mortality. Our review aims to …

Background: Patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) are considered
at high risk of infective endocarditis (IE). However, data on the risk of IE following …

Background: Transcatheter aortic and pulmonary valves have been used to treat stenosis or
regurgitation after prior surgical tricuspid valve (TV) replacement or repair. Little is known …