BCNIE	Blood culture negative infective endocarditis
BMI	Body mass index
CABG	Coronary artery bypass grafting
CoNS	Coagulase-negative staphylococci
COPD	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ECLS	Extracorporeal life support
EuroSCORE II	European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II
HACEK	Haemophilus species, Aggregatibacter species, Cardiobacterium hominis, Eikenella corrodens, and Kingella species
HIV	Human immunodeficiency virus
IABP	Intra-aortic balloon pump
ICU	Intensive care unit
IE	Infective endocarditis
LCOS	Low cardiac output syndrome
LVEF	Left ventricle ejection fraction
MRSA	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
MSSA	Methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
NVE	Native valve endocarditis
NYHA	New York Heart Association
PMV	Postoperative mechanical ventilation
PVE	Prosthetic valve endocarditis
SAVR–PVE	Prosthetic valve endocarditis following surgical aortic valve replacement
STS-PROM	Society of thoracic surgeons predicted risk of mortality
TAVR	Transcatheter aortic valve replacement
TIE	Prosthetic valve endocarditis following transcatheter aortic valve replacement