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An overview of Infective Endocarditis: Diagnosis, Antibiotic Therapy, and Management: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (2026)
This latest scientific statement on infective endocarditis (IE) from the American Heart Association (AHA) emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach and incorporates advances in diagnosis and therapy since the last iteration in 2015 — such as non–culture-based pathogen identification, partial oral antibiotic therapy in stabilized patients, and long-acting injectable lipoglycopeptide therapy.
A multidisciplinary team approach is essential to optimizing care and should include infectious disease, cardiology, cardiac surgery, microbiology, pharmacy, nursing, neurology, and addict…