Infective endocarditis and multidisciplinary work: a call for action in Asia

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 May;25(4):261-263. doi: 10.1177/0218492317708095. Epub 2017 May 8.

Authors

Carlos A Mestres^{1

2}, Eduard Quintana^{2

3}, Jose M Miro^{2

4}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
² 2 Hospital Clinic Infective Endocarditis Working Group, Barcelona, Spain.
³ 3 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
⁴ 4 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 28480736
DOI: 10.1177/0218492317708095

No abstract available

Keywords: Delivery of health care; Endocarditis; Heart valve diseases; Practice guidelines as topic; Quality improvement; infective.

MeSH terms

Asia / epidemiology
Cooperative Behavior
Endocarditis / diagnosis
Endocarditis / epidemiology
Endocarditis / therapy*
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
International Cooperation*
Patient Care Team*
Prognosis