Infective Endocarditis: AHA 2026 vs ESC 2023

Early 20th-century doctor staring fearfully into a microscope as ghostly, alien-like microorganisms emerge from the slide in a dimly lit hospital ward.

Introduction On September 8, 2026, Circulation published the new American Heart Association scientific statement on infective endocarditis (IE) — the first comprehensive AHA document on the subject since 2015 [1]. Ten years is a long time in endocarditis. The patients have changed over that interval. Cardiovascular prostheses and transcatheter devices are now everywhere, molecular microbiology … Read more