title: [European society of cardiology guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis (partim 1)].
abstract: Until recently, the recommendations of infective endocarditis were based on expert opinions, due to its low incidence and the absence of controlled trials. The update in 2015 of the new guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (compared with 2009) relates to the publication of a randomised study on the surgical treatment, the innovations in imaging procedures (especially functional imaging in nuclear medicine) and the new concept of «Team Endocarditis» (multidisciplinary approach). Their aim is to remind the limitations of antibiotic prophylaxis and to insist on hospital hygiene measures. Future challenges will be to obtain a better understanding of the mechanisms associated with the contamination of the valve and to optimize the adaptation of the current epidemiological prophylaxis. In this first part, we will describe the preventive and diagnostic approaches of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iovino
authors.affiliation: Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchetta
authors.affiliation: GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Valve Clinic. Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dulgheru
authors.affiliation: FRS-FNRS, Université de Liège, GIGA-Sciences Cardiovasculaires, Belgique.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oury
authors.affiliation: GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Valve Clinic. Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Piérard
authors.affiliation: GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Valve Clinic. Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.|Service des Soins Intensifs Cardiologiques, Service de Cardiologie, CHU de Liège, Belgique.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lancellotti
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D002309:Cardiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords:  Guidelines;  Imaging ;  Infective endocarditis ;  Prophylaxis 