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In particular, the routine use of echocardiography, advanced imaging modalities and multidisciplinary team was explored.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 100 European Echocardiography Laboratories from 29 different countries responded to the survey, which consisted of 20 questions. For most of the use of echocardiography and advanced imaging, answers from the centres were relatively homogeneous and demonstrated good adherence to current recommendations. In particular, two-thirds of centres report the use of a specific endocarditis team for decision-making. Echocardiography plays a key role in the diagnosis and management of endocarditis. Nuclear imaging modalities are broadly available among the centres and are mainly used in prosthetic valve endocarditis and cardiac device-related infective endocarditis. Computed tomography (CT) is widely available and used to assess for structural valve abnormalities, neurological complications, and to preoperative assessment of the coronary arteries. Most institutions provide structured patients follow-up following hospital discharge.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>In Europe, a relatively homogenous adherence to current recommendation was observed for most diagnostic and management including the follow-up of patients with endocarditis. Decision-making is most commonly performed by a multidisciplinary team. Echocardiography remains the first line and central imaging modality for patient diagnosis and assessment, but 60% of centres also commonly use CT, whilst positron emission tomography imaging is used in patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis or device infection.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ehjci\/jeaa066","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,3,23]],"date-time":"2020-03-23T20:09:00Z","timestamp":1584994140000},"page":"828-832","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["EACVI survey on the evaluation of infective endocarditis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8891-1372","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Espen","family":"Holte","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinic of Cardiology, St. Olavs Hospital, PO Box 3250, Torgarden, 7006 Trondheim, Norway"},{"name":"Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Trondheim, PO Box 8905, 7491 Trondheim, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marc R","family":"Dweck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nina Ajmone","family":"Marsan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Antonello","family":"D\u2019Andrea","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Robert","family":"Manka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ivan","family":"Stankovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kristina H","family":"Haugaa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,3]]},"reference":[{"key":"2020072004565046400_jeaa066-B1","first-page":"277","article-title":"[2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis. 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