2004
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.029868
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Echocardiography in infective endocarditis

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“…In such cases it is essential to do a screening transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography to rule out the aortic root vegetation /abscess, so that early surgical intervention can be undertaken to improve chances of survival. New unstable conduction abnormalities in a patient with infective endocarditis mandates aggressive search for perivalvular extension of infection and surgical consultation is advisable in case of persistent conduction abnormalities even after adequate antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditis [14] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In such cases it is essential to do a screening transthoracic or transesophageal echocardiography to rule out the aortic root vegetation /abscess, so that early surgical intervention can be undertaken to improve chances of survival. New unstable conduction abnormalities in a patient with infective endocarditis mandates aggressive search for perivalvular extension of infection and surgical consultation is advisable in case of persistent conduction abnormalities even after adequate antibiotic therapy for infective endocarditis [14] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O ecocardiograma transtorácico é o exame de primeira linha recomendado na suspeita de endocardite infeciosa. Na maioria dos estudos, a sensibilidade ETT varia entre 40-63% e a do ETE entre 90-100% 23 . O tamanho da vegetação também afeta a sensibilidade ETT, uma vez que apenas 25% das vegetações <5 mm e 70% das que têm entre 6-10 mm são identificadas 22,23 .…”
Section: Galicia Clin 2017; 78 (2): 73-75unclassified
“…O tamanho da vegetação também afeta a sensibilidade ETT, uma vez que apenas 25% das vegetações <5 mm e 70% das que têm entre 6-10 mm são identificadas 22,23 . Doença de base de válvula (válvulas esclerótica ou calcificadas), pequenas vegetações (<2 mm) e obesidade podem influenciar a precisão do diagnóstico de ETT; nestes casos o ETE é essencial para o diagnóstico e exclusão de endocardite 23,24 . As complicações cardíacas mais comuns da EI são os abcessos valvulares 5,14,21 .…”
Section: Galicia Clin 2017; 78 (2): 73-75unclassified
“…Overall, the TTE detection rate for vegetations in patients with a clinical suspicion of endocarditis averages around 50%. The diagnostic yield of the technique in detecting vegetations is influenced by several factors: image quality; echogenicity and vegetation size; vegetation location; presence of previous valvular disease or valvular prosthesis; experience and skill of the examiner; and pretest probability of endocarditis (Evangelista & Gonzalez-Alujas, 2004).…”
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confidence: 99%