JCS 2026 Guideline on the Management of Infective Endocarditis

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The JCS 2026 Guideline establishes updated standardized definitions, diagnostic criteria, and clinical evaluation protocols for the management of infective endocarditis. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

C Izumi; Masao Daimon; Shuichiro Kaji; Akiko Masumoto; Kyomi Ashihara; Masashi Amano; Shiro Uemura; Hideki Ota; Takahiro Ohara; Kei Okada; Takayuki Kawamura; Masahiko Goya; Masatoshi Koga; Jiro Sakamoto; Tetsu Sakamoto; Hiroshi Sasano; Masayuki Shiozawa; Taro Shimizu; Jun Takahashi; Kazuhiko Nakano; Ryota Nomura; Kazuki Hisatomi; Kenji Fukushima; Soichiro Henmi; Takashi Miura; Kotaro Mitsutake; T. Miyamoto; Tomoaki Murakami; Hideo Yamada; Ken-ichi Yanagida; Go Yamamoto; Daisuke Yoshioka; Yutaka Otsuji; Hiroaki Kitaoka; Toshimi Kimura; Akira Shiose; Satoshi Nakatani; on behalf of the Hokuriku-plus Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry Study Group

doi:10.1253/circj.cj-25-0987

Key Points

This guideline aims to standardize the management and diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) to improve patient outcomes.
Defined typical pathogens associated with infective endocarditis.
Recommended techniques for accurate blood culture collection and diagnosis.
Outlined clinical signs and imaging techniques for diagnosis.
Identified key pathogens for native and prosthetic valve infective endocarditis.
Stipulated blood culture protocols to enhance diagnosis reliability.
Emphasized the role of imaging, including PET/CT, in the evaluation of prosthetic valve infections.

Implication

Guideline outlines diagnostic and treatment strategies for infective endocarditis, highlighting best practices.

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Izumi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bf86ecf665edcd009e8fa0 https://doi.org/10.1253/circj.cj-25-0987

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