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Infective endocarditis (IE) refers to the inflammation of heart valve or ventricular wall intima, chordae tendineae, artificial valve, and implant caused by direct infection of bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms (such as virus, rickettsia, chlamydia, and spirochete). According to the type of valve involved, infective endocarditis can be divided into native valve endocarditis and prosthetic valve endocarditis (PVE). However, due to the increase of invasive medical operations and intravenous drug addicts in recent years, the old classification method cannot meet the requirements. Therefore, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) proposed a new classification in the new edition of Guidelines for Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment of Infective Endocarditis published in 2009 [1]: ① left heart native valve IE; ② left heart prosthetic valve IE (early PVE refers to those occurring less than 1 year after valve replacement, and later PVE refers to those occurring more than 1 year after valve replacement); ③ right heart IE; and ④ instrument-related IE (including IE occurring on pacemaker or defibrillator lead, with or without valve involvement). IE can also be divided into community-acquired IE, medical-related IE (nosocomial infection and non-nosocomial infection), and intravenous drug-use IE according to the source of infection.
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Liu, J., Xu, H. (2023). Infective Endocarditis. In: Li, H., Liu, J., Li, L. (eds) Radiology of Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases - Volume 3. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4614-3_31
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