CVM Cardiovascular Medicine 1664-204X 1664-2031 EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG Farnsburgerstrasse 8 CH-4132 Muttenz 02144 10.4414/cvm.2021.02144 Official communications Valvular heart disease Infective endocarditis: prevention and antibiotic prophylaxis Sendi Parham parham.sendi@usb.ch 3010 | SWITZERLAND Hasse Barbara Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Frank Michelle University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Flückiger Ursula Center for Internal Medicine, Hirslanden Klinik Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland Boggian Katia Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland Guery Benoit Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, University of Lausanne and Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland Jeger Raban Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Zbinden Stephan Cardiology Unit, Hospital Emmental, Langnau, Switzerland Agyeman Philipp Department of Pediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland Knirsch Walter Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Surgery, Pediatric Heart Center, University Children's Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland Greutmann Matthias University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland 23 11 2022 24 01 0 0 Copyright: EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG 2021 EMH Schweizerischer Ärzteverlag AG "Cardiovascular Medicine" is an open access publication of EMH published in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons licence attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives 4.0 International. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format under the following terms: Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. "Non-commercial" means not primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation. The incorporation of publications in commercial products, the use of publications to advertise for commercial products or services and any other usage that directly or indirectly pursues commercial interests is subject to the express previous consent of the publishing house as part of a written agreement. Please send us your request in writing. Exact indication of the publication from which you would like to reproduce material and detailed information about its intended use help to facilitate and expedite request processing.