Beyond a team: The comprehensive interdisciplinary endocarditis program in the United States

Sami El-Dalati, Alice Thornton, Hassan Reda, Talal Alnabelsi, John Gurley, Bobbi Jo Stoner, Deborah Gill, Kara Kennedy, David L. Dornbos, Justin Fraser, Kelli Cremeans, Armaghan E.Rehman Mansoor, Grant Laugherty, Kathyrn Norris, Alyssa Tremblay, Nicholas Annichiarico, Nicholas Van Sickels, Erinn Ogburn, Tessa London-Bounds, Michael Sekela

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Abstract

Although multidisciplinary teams have been shown to decrease in-hospital mortality for patient with infectious endocarditis, most studies have focused on the inpatient role of these teams, and are primarily based at European tertiary care centers. There is limited literature available on the optimal longitudinal care of this patient population. Here we outline our experience developing an interdisciplinary endocarditis program at the University of Kentucky, which cares for patients from their index hospitalization into the outpatient setting, while also coordinating transfers from regional hospitals and offering education to regional providers.

Original languageEnglish
Article number131638
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume397
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 15 2024

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Keywords

  • Endocarditis
  • Multidisciplinary teams
  • Substance use disorder
  • Valvular heart disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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