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The Role of Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis

Loretta A. Kinch, BS, RT

Echocardiography Laboratory and Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma linda, California

Ramesh C. Bansal, MD

Echocardiography Laboratory and Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma linda, California; Section of Cardiology, Room 4420, Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA 92354

Marie T. de Lange, RDMS, RDCS

Echocardiography Laboratory and Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma linda, California

Infective endocarditis continues to be a significant diagnostic and therapeutic problem. During the last two decades, transthoracic echocardiography, and more recently, transesophageal echocardiography have been used in patients with the clinical syndrome of endocarditis to detect vegetations and assess the extent of valvular damage. Certain echocardiographic findings have important prognostic implications and can help determine the timing of surgical intervention. This paper will review the role of echocardiography in the evaluation and management of patients with infective endocarditis.

Key Words: echocardiography • endocarditis

Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Vol. 8, No. 5, 239-248 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/875647939200800503
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