Perspectives on the History of Endocarditis -- Pathologic Findings: Valvular Destruction, Perivalvular Abnormalities and Extracardiac Findings -- Changing populations: the elderly, injection drug users, health-care associated endocarditis and immunocompromised patients -- Microbiology of Infective Endocarditis and Microbiologic Diagnosis -- Prophylaxis of Endocarditis -- Diagonstic Approach to Endocarditis -- Role of Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Management of Endocarditis -- Surgical Management: Indications, Timing and Surgical Techniques -- Treatment of Endocarditis -- Blood Culture Negative Endocarditis -- Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis & Cardiovascular Device Related Infections -- Pediatric Infective Endocarditis and Congenital Heart Disease -- Systemic Embolism in Endocarditis: Incidence, Risk Factors, Clinical -- Significance, and Treatment Strategies -- Neurological Complications of Endocarditis: Pathophysiologic -- Mechanisms and Management Issues.

This timely new edition provides an up-to-date approach to the diagnosis and management of endocarditis. Each chapter from the previous edition has been updated to deliver a critical analysis on information gathered from the most recent studies on the subject. The current prophylaxis guidelines have been reviewed, along with the new diagnostic approaches in the detection of the disease, the proposed schemas to predict prognosis, and the new treatment strategies to improve the outcome of patients afflicted with this condition. Endocarditis: Diagnosis and Management, Second edition is relevant to all clinicians involved in the care of patients with this serious disease. It is a valuable resource for internists, infectious disease specialists, cardiologists, and cardiac surgeons alike.<.