Infective Endocarditis: How Do We Currently Interpret the Duke Minor Criterion "Predisposing Heart Condition" in Native Valves?

Annina Elisabeth BüchiMario HoffmannStephan ZbindenParham Sendi

Published in: Cardiology and therapy (2016)

The survey indicates that there is significant uncertainty regarding what is encountered as a Duke minor criterion predisposing heart condition in a native valve.

Keyphrases

aortic valve
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve
aortic valve replacement
cross sectional
aortic stenosis
transcatheter aortic valve implantation