ACC/AHA 2008 guideline update on valvular heart disease: focused update on infective endocarditis: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

his document is a limited update to the 2006 guideline update and is based on a eview of certain evidence, not a full literature review. This document was approved by the American College of Cardiology Foundation oard of Trustees and by the American Heart Association Science Advisory and oordinating Committee in May 2008. The American College of Cardiology Foundation requests that this document be ited as follows: Nishimura RA, Carabello BA, Faxon DP, Freed MD, Lytle BW, ’Gara PT, O’Rourke RA, Shah PM. ACC/AHA 2008 guideline update on valvular eart disease: focused update on infective endocarditis: a report of the American ollege of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidel