"Contemporary Challenges in Endocarditis" ed. by Michael S. Firstenberg

This volume is dedicated to advances in the diagnostic testing, imaging, and recognition of the importance of a multidisciplinary management team; optimal therapies need to be individualized and considered in the ever-increasing body of scientific literature on this complex and difficult problem.

Endocarditis remains an elusive challenge for clinicians to master. As the population ages and their comorbidities increase, the risk of infecting cardiac structures - both native and, the ever-increasing use of, prosthetic support technology - also increases. In addition, the global epidemic of intravenous substance abuse has also resulted in a substantial increase in the number of infected patients. Fortunately, advances in the diagnostic testing, imaging, and recognition of the importance of a multidisciplinary management team have also contributed to advances in the care of these critically ill patients.

Contents
Preface
1 Introductory Chapter: Endocarditis - A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
2 Antibiotic Prophylactic Regimens for Infective Endocarditis in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures
3 Epidemiology of Infective Endocarditis
4 Advanced Echocardiography for the Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis
5 Ocular Manifestations of Endocarditis
6 Culture Negative Endocarditis: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment
7 Infective Endocarditis in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients in Developing Countries: What is the Real Problem?
8 Septic Embolism: A Potentially Devastating Complication of Infective Endocarditis

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Cardiac Surgery
Cardiovascular System - Physiology Diagnostics
Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Cardiomyopathies
Cardiac Transplantation