- Prevention of Infective Endocarditis: Guidelines From the American Heart Association: A Guideline From the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group — Wilson et al. 116 (15): 1736 — Circulation - Comprehensive academic guidelines from the American Heart Association (2007) for the latest recommendations on endocarditis.
- 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 — Nishimura et al. 52 (8): 676 — Journal of the American College of Cardiology - Comprehensive academic guidelines on valvular heart disease, infective endocarditis and prevention.
- Practice Guidelines: AHA Releases Updated Guidelines on the Prevention of Infective Endocarditis – February 15, 2008 – American Family Physician - Excellent clinical review of the comprehensive guidelines from 2007.
- Antimicrobial prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis - Up to Date. Excellent clinical resource. Subscription required for professional content access but free for patient information.
