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Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis.

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Sachdev, M; Peterson, GE; Jollis, JG
Published in: Cardiol Clin
May 2003

Cardiac imaging, specifically echocardiography, has greatly enhanced the ability of clinicians to effectively diagnose and manage IE. Echocardiograms should generally be obtained in all patients suspected of having IE, both to establish the diagnosis and to identify complicated cardiac involvement that may warrant surgical intervention. Transesophageal imaging is more sensitive and specific than the transthoracic approach and currently represents the optimal approach to echocardiographic imaging. Manifestations of endocardial involvement include vegetations, abscesses, aneurysms, fistulae, leaflet perforations, and valvular dehiscence. The roles of other imaging modalities including CT, MRI, and nuclear imaging have yet to be fully established.

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Published In

Cardiol Clin

DOI

ISSN

0733-8651

Publication Date

May 2003

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

185 / 195

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Echocardiography
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
 

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Sachdev, M., Peterson, G. E., & Jollis, J. G. (2003). Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Cardiol Clin, 21(2), 185–195. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0733-8651(03)00026-2
Sachdev, Molly, Gail E. Peterson, and James G. Jollis. “Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis.Cardiol Clin 21, no. 2 (May 2003): 185–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0733-8651(03)00026-2.
Sachdev M, Peterson GE, Jollis JG. Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Cardiol Clin. 2003 May;21(2):185–95.
Sachdev, Molly, et al. “Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis.Cardiol Clin, vol. 21, no. 2, May 2003, pp. 185–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0733-8651(03)00026-2.
Sachdev M, Peterson GE, Jollis JG. Imaging techniques for diagnosis of infective endocarditis. Cardiol Clin. 2003 May;21(2):185–195.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cardiol Clin

DOI

ISSN

0733-8651

Publication Date

May 2003

Volume

21

Issue

2

Start / End Page

185 / 195

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Humans
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial
  • Echocardiography
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Cardiovascular System & Hematology
  • 3201 Cardiovascular medicine and haematology