
General Cardiology
IE diagnosis, treatment, and surgical indications
Synthesized from 69 evidence-backed clinical questions linked to this topic — 4 supporting the intervention, 2 against the intervention.
The placed evidence leans toward benefit
4
Favor benefit
6% of all
2
Favor harm
3% of all
63 more (91%) still untested — not placed on the axis.
Insufficient certainty on 91% of questions
Does transcatheter aortic valve implantation (tavi) vs placebo improve outcomes in Prosthetic valve endocarditis?
Low Certainty+ Favors benefittranscatheter aortic valve implantation (tavi) vs placebo
13 studies (57,030 patients) provide low-certainty evidence for benefit of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (tavi) for the outcome in Prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Does bio-statin vs placebo improve outcomes in Infective endocarditis?
Low Certainty+ Favors benefitbio-statin vs placebo
3 studies (35,844 patients) provide low-certainty evidence for benefit of bio-statin for the outcome in Infective endocarditis.
Does antibiotics vs placebo improve outcomes in Infective endocarditis?
Low Certainty− Favors harmantibiotics vs placebo
5 studies (1,061 patients) provide low-certainty evidence against benefit of antibiotics for the outcome in Infective endocarditis.
Does surgery vs placebo improve outcomes in Infective endocarditis?
Low Certainty+ Favors benefitsurgery vs placebo
3 studies (438 patients) provide low-certainty evidence for benefit of surgery for the outcome in Infective endocarditis.
Does creatinine clearance level vs placebo improve outcomes in Infective endocarditis?
Low Certainty+ Favors benefitcreatinine clearance level vs placebo
2 studies (438 patients) provide low-certainty evidence for benefit of creatinine clearance level for the outcome in Infective endocarditis.
Does transthoracic echocardiography (tte) vs placebo improve outcomes in Bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus?
Low Certainty− Favors harmtransthoracic echocardiography (tte) vs placebo
2 studies (355 patients) provide low-certainty evidence against benefit of transthoracic echocardiography (tte) for the outcome in Bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
Emerging evidence with 60 primary claims
Editorial commentary: Native mitral valve infective endocarditis—Surgical concerns?
Journal of Cardiac Surgery — Kahrovic A — Aug 2022
Mitral valve infective endocarditis: putting the puzzle pieces together†
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery — Tomšič A — Feb 2018
Prosthetic valve endocarditis: what is the evidence for anticoagulant therapy?
Internal Medicine Journal — Yau J — Nov 2011
Acute mitral valve regurgitation secondary to papillary muscle rupture due to infective endocarditis
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery — Amirkhosravi F — Jul 2022
Mechanical valve replacement in children and teenagers
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery — Antunes M — Jan 1989
Streptococcus oralis MitraClip endocarditis following a dental procedure: a case report
BMC Infectious Diseases — Papamanoli A — Aug 2021
Cerebral Embolism, Marantic Endocarditis, and Cancer
Archives of Neurology — Kooiker J — Apr 1976
Malignant islet-cell tumour of the pancreas presenting with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and eosinophilia
Postgraduate Medical Journal — O’Boyle C — Jul 1981
Non‐bacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated with malignant disease: A clinicopathological study of 16 cases
The Medical Journal of Australia — Ojeda V — Jun 1985
Gender-Dependent Differences in Patients Undergoing Tricuspid Valve Surgery
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon — Eifert S — Nov 2012
Mitral valve repair is better than mitral valve replacement in native mitral valve endocarditis: Results from a prospective matched cohort
Archives of cardiovascular diseases — Oliver L — Feb 2022
Temporary leadless pacing in a patient with severe device infection
BMJ Case Reports — Kypta A — May 2016
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Infective endocarditis (also known as IE, bacterial endocarditis, endocarditis). IE diagnosis, treatment, and surgical indications
As of 2026-09-10, the scientific consensus on Infective endocarditis is emerging. Emerging evidence with 60 primary claims Based on 60 analyzed claims across Synapse's enriched corpus, the evidence shows.
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