Utility of Intracardiac Echocardiography to Diagnose Infective Endocarditis

• Main Authors: Ying Chi Yang MD (Author), Thein Tun Aung MD, FACC (Author), Sarah Khan (Author), Abdul Wase MD, FACC, FACP, FHRS (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infective endocarditis (IE) can lead to significant morbidity and mortality without appropriate treatment. Modified Duke Criteria are accepted by many professional societies to establish the diagnosis of IE, and cardiac imaging is one of the major diagnostic criteria. Transesophageal echocardiograph...