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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Multimodality Imaging Approach to Infective Endocarditis: Current Opinion in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease.

Nunzia Borrelli, Jolanda Sabatino, Alessia Gimelli, Martina Avesani, Valeria Pergola, Isabella Leo, Sara Moscatelli, Massimiliana Abbate, Raffaella Motta, Rosalba De Sarro and 7 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Arrhythmias in Pediatric Age: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Nunzia BorrelliAdult Congenital Heart Disease and Familiar Arrhythmias Unit, Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Jolanda SabatinoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Alessia GimelliFondazione CNR, Regione Toscana "Gabriele Monasterio", 56124 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3378-1723
Martina AvesaniPediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Valeria PergolaDipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica, University Hospital of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3317-7342
Isabella LeoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4774-0888
Sara MoscatelliInherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7370-1057
Massimiliana AbbateAdult Congenital Heart Disease and Familiar Arrhythmias Unit, Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0296-9803
Raffaella MottaInherited Cardiovascular Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital, Children NHS Foundation Trust, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Rosalba De SarroDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Jessica IelapiDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-8291-284X
Federico SiciliaDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Graecia University Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Marco Alfonso PerroneClinical Pathways and Epidemiology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0511-2621
Pier Paolo BassareoSchool of Medicine, University College of Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, D07 R2WY Dublin, Ireland.
Berardo SarubbiAdult Congenital Heart Disease and Familiar Arrhythmias Unit, Monaldi Hospital, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9941-8500
Giovanni Di SalvoPediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0305-0113
Working Group on Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Prevention in Paediatric Age of the Italian Society of Cardiology (SIC)

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although advances in medical and surgical management have significantly improved clinical outcomes, infective endocarditis (IE) remains a significant threat to patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). The complexity of cardiac anatomy, the presence of prosthetic materials, and the emergence of novel pathogens pose unique diagnostic challenges in this specific population. However, the use of personalized imaging, integrating the strengths of each modality, has the potential to refine the diagnostic process, thereby optimizing diagnostic accuracy, guiding therapeutic decisions, and, ultimately, improving patient clinical outcomes. This review delves into the critical role of the multimodality imaging approach in the care of patients with IE and CHD, underscoring the importance of tailored and patient-centered management strategies in this vulnerable cohort.

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congenital heart diseaseinfective endocarditismultimodality imagingpersonalized medicine

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PMID40142669
PMCPMC11942986

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