RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 163
OP 172
DO 10.3949/ccjm.88a.19142
VO 88
IS 3
A1 Haq, Ikram-Ul
A1 Haq, Iqraa
A1 Griffin, Brian
A1 Xu, Bo
YR 2021
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/88/3/163.abstract
AB Although echocardiography is fundamental in diagnosing infective endocarditis, sometimes it reveals no evidence of endocarditis while clinical indicators remain consistent with the diagnosis. In such cases, repeat imaging is necessary, and the appropriate timeline for it and whether it should be done with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), trans esophageal echocardiography (TEE), or an advanced imaging method are important.