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Infective endocarditis in the intensive care unit.

Infective endocarditis has many facets and various expressions depending on the site of infection, microorganism, underlying heart lesion, immune status of the host, and remote effects such as emboli, organ dysfunction, and the condition of the host. Diagnosis depends on meticulous clinical examination, blood cultures results, and echocardiographic findings. The management of the patient with endocarditis in the intensive care unit is complex and needs a multidisciplinary team, including an intensivist, cardiologist, experienced echocardiologist, infectious diseases specialist, and cardiac surgeon. The medical and surgical management of such patients is complex, and timely decisions are important.

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