Matthaios Papadimitriou‐Olivgeris

Should valve leaflet thickening be considered a characteristic lesion of infective endocarditis?

BACKGROUND: Valve leaflet thickening was recently incorporated into the 2023 version of the Duke criteria by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as a potential imaging marker of infective endocarditis (IE). The study aimed to assess the impact of valve leaflet thickening on...