[Role of cardiac imaging in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis]

Infective endocarditis is an increasingly common disease in the hospital setting. Although the 2015 guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology deal extensively with many aspects of infective endocarditis, there are still unsolved problems related to diagnosis, in particular to the appropriate use of cardiac imaging methods, that require further study. The aim of this review is to analyze the advantages and limitations of the echocardiographic, radiological and nuclear imaging methods in order to identify diagnostic pathways applicable in clinical practice.