Topics:

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• Definition and new classification methods.
  
• Changes in at-risk patients in the U.S.
  
• History and Examination
  
• Imaging
  
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  • Chest Xray
    
  • Trans-throacic Echocardiography (TTE)
    
  • Trans-esophagel Echocardiography (TEE)
    
  • CT Angiography
    
  • MRI
    
  
  
  
• Bacteriology
  
• Antibiotics
  
• Summary