Key priorities for the implementation of the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis in low-resource settings
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines provide best practice, evidence-based recommendations for diagnosing and treating patients with cardiovascular diseases. It is not always possible for best practices to be followed, however, particularly in low-resource settings. To address this issue, a set of guideline-related documents were created to identify key priorities for users in these settings. The documents highlight the related recommendations and describe key strategies for clinicians to approach implementation of these recommendations or discuss alternatives which are in line with the intention of the recommendations, if not having all of the same advantages. The suggestions cannot be used as exact substitutes for the original recommendations in the guidelines, which have not been altered and continue to reflect best practice. This document on key priorities for low-resource settings was developed by the task force chairs and other members of the task force who produced the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis, which are freely available on the ESC website (https://www.escardio.org/Guidelines). This document also underwent external review including international experts from within and beyond Europe and ESC partner organizations, including the Interamerican Society of Cardiology (IASC), The Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology and the ASEAN Federation of Cardiology.
Authors: Michael A Borger, Suzanne de Waha, Nina Ajmone Marsan, Liesl Zühlke, Carlos A Mestres, Emil Fosbol, Nikolaos Bonaros, María Nazarena Pizzi, Margarita Brida, Alessandro Sionis, Victoria Delgado, Members of the Task Force for the 2023 ESC Guidelines for the management of endocarditis, Haran Burri, Stefano Caselli, Torsten Doenst, Stephane Ederhy, Paola Anna Erba, Dan Foldager, Jan Kovac, Owen I Miller, Jose M Miro, Michal Pazdernik, Eduard Quintana, Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen, Arsen D Ristić, Josep Rodés-Cabau
Institutions: University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Leiden University, Leiden University Medical Center, South African Medical Research Council, University of Cape Town, University of the Free State, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Innsbruck Medical University, Universität Innsbruck, University Hospital Innsbruck, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, University of Rijeka, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Harefield Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College London, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital de Sant Pau, Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4408957512