JCS 2026 Guideline on the Management of Infective Endocarditis

Chisato Izumi; Masao Daimon; Shuichiro Kaji; Akiko Masumoto; Kyomi Ashihara; Masashi Amano; Shiro Uemura; Hideki Ota; Takahiro Ohara; Kenji Okada; Takayuki Kawamura; Masahiko Goya; Masatoshi Koga; Jiro Sakamoto; Tetsu Sakamoto; Hiroshi Sasano; Masayuki Shiozawa; Taro Shimizu; Jun Takahashi; Kazuhiko Nakano; Ryota Nomura; Kazuki Hisatomi; Kenji Fukushima; Soichiro Henmi; Takashi Miura; Kotaro Mitsutake; Tomoyuki Miyamoto; Tomoaki Murakami; Hirotsugu Yamada; Ken-ichi Yanagida; Go Yamamoto; Daisuke Yoshioka; Yutaka Otsuji; Hiroaki Kitaoka; Toshimi Kimura; Akira Shiose; Satoshi Nakatani; on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society Joint Working Group

doi:10.1253/circj.CJ-25-0987

JCS Guidelines

JCS 2026 Guideline on the Management of Infective Endocarditis

Chisato Izumi, Masao Daimon, Shuichiro Kaji, Akiko Masumoto, Kyomi Ashihara, Masashi Amano, Shiro Uemura, Hideki Ota, Takahiro Ohara, Kenji Okada, Takayuki Kawamura, Masahiko Goya, Masatoshi Koga, Jiro Sakamoto, Tetsu Sakamoto, Hiroshi Sasano, Masayuki Shiozawa, Taro Shimizu, Jun Takahashi, Kazuhiko Nakano, Ryota Nomura, Kazuki Hisatomi, Kenji Fukushima, Soichiro Henmi, Takashi Miura, Kotaro Mitsutake, Tomoyuki Miyamoto, Tomoaki Murakami, Hirotsugu Yamada, Ken-ichi Yanagida, Go Yamamoto, Daisuke Yoshioka, Yutaka Otsuji, Hiroaki Kitaoka, Toshimi Kimura, Akira Shiose, Satoshi Nakatani, on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society Joint Working Group

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Chisato Izumi
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Masao Daimon
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University [Japan]
Shuichiro Kaji
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kansai Electric Power Hospital [Japan]
Akiko Masumoto
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Harima-Himeji General Medical Center [Japan]
Kyomi Ashihara
Department of Cardiology, Tokyo Women's Medical University [Japan]
Masashi Amano
Department of Heart Failure and Transplantation, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Shiro Uemura
Department of Cardiology, Kawasaki Medical School [Japan]
Hideki Ota
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tohoku University Hospital [Japan]
Takahiro Ohara
Division of Geriatric and Community Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University [Japan]
Kenji Okada
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Takayuki Kawamura
Department of Infectious Diseases and Control, Saitama Sekishinkai Hospital [Japan]
Masahiko Goya
Department of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Center, International University of Health and Welfare, Mita Hospital [Japan]
Masatoshi Koga
Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Jiro Sakamoto
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital [Japan]
Tetsu Sakamoto
Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University [Japan]
Hiroshi Sasano
Department of Pharmacy, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center [Japan]
Masayuki Shiozawa
Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center [Japan]
Taro Shimizu
Department of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University [Japan]
Jun Takahashi
Departiment of Neurosurgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine [Japan]
Kazuhiko Nakano
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Dentistry, The University of Osaka [Japan]
Ryota Nomura
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University [Japan]
Kazuki Hisatomi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences [Japan]
Kenji Fukushima
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Fukushima Medical University [Japan]
Soichiro Henmi
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Takashi Miura
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences [Japan]
Kotaro Mitsutake
Department of Infectious Diseases and Office of Infection Control, Saitama International Medical Center [Japan]
Tomoyuki Miyamoto
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, Yokosuka General Medical Center [Japan]
Tomoaki Murakami
Department of Pediatrics, Sapporo Tokushukai Hospital [Japan]
Hirotsugu Yamada
Department of Community Medicine for Cardiology, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences [Japan]
Ken-ichi Yanagida
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Fukuoka Children’s Hospital [Japan]
Go Yamamoto
Department of Transformative Protection to Infectious Disease, The University of Osaka Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Daisuke Yoshioka
Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine [Japan]
Yutaka Otsuji
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hagiwara Central Hospital [Japan]
Hiroaki Kitaoka
Department of Cardiology and Geriatrics, Kochi University [Japan]
Toshimi Kimura
Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology, Juntendo University Faculty of Pharmacy [Japan]
Akira Shiose
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyushu University [Japan]
Satoshi Nakatani
Department of Cardiology, Saiseikai Senri Hospital [Japan]
on behalf of the Japanese Circulation Society Joint Working Group

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2026 Volume 90 Issue 8 Pages 1114-1202

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