**Author details**

Robin Razmi1 and Peter Magnusson1,2\*

1 Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/Region Gävleborg, Sweden

2 Cardiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

\*Address all correspondence to: peter.magnusson@regiongavleborg.se

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*Introductory Chapter: Infective Endocarditis - An Introduction DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86582* 
