title: Characterization and clinical outcome of patients with possible infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: carmen.olmosblanco@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Olmos
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Isidre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilacosta
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Infecciosas, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarriá
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrera
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vivas
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna-Infecciosas, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Enrique
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.affiliation: Instituto Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maroto
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias del Corazón (ICICOR), Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
authors.forename: José Alberto
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: San Román
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Duke criteria; Infective endocarditis; Possible endocarditis; Prognosis