Echocardiography plays a key role in the assessment of infective endocarditis (IE). It is useful for the diagnosis of endocarditis, the assessment of the severity of the disease, the prediction of short- and long-term prognosis, the prediction of embolic events, and the follow-up of patients under specific antibiotic therapy. Echocardiography is also useful for the diagnosis and management of the complications of IE, helping the physician in decision-making, particularly when a surgical therapy is considered. Finally, intraoperative echocardiography must be performed in IE to help the surgeon in the assessment and management of patients with IE during surgery. The current 'recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis' aims to provide both an updated summary concerning the value and limitations of echocardiography in IE, and clear and simple recommendations for the optimal use of both transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in IE. © The Author 2010.

Habib, G., Badano, L., Tribouilloy, C., Vilacosta, I., Zamorano, J., Galderisi, M., et al. (2010). Recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 11(2), 202-219 [10.1093/ejechocard/jeq004].

Recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis

Badano L.;
2010

Abstract

Echocardiography plays a key role in the assessment of infective endocarditis (IE). It is useful for the diagnosis of endocarditis, the assessment of the severity of the disease, the prediction of short- and long-term prognosis, the prediction of embolic events, and the follow-up of patients under specific antibiotic therapy. Echocardiography is also useful for the diagnosis and management of the complications of IE, helping the physician in decision-making, particularly when a surgical therapy is considered. Finally, intraoperative echocardiography must be performed in IE to help the surgeon in the assessment and management of patients with IE during surgery. The current 'recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis' aims to provide both an updated summary concerning the value and limitations of echocardiography in IE, and clear and simple recommendations for the optimal use of both transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in IE. © The Author 2010.
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Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Valve disease; Endocarditis; Heart Failure; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; Humans; Prognosis; Severity of Illness Index; Thromboembolism; Echocardiography; Echocardiography, Transesophageal;
English
2010
11
2
202
219
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Habib, G., Badano, L., Tribouilloy, C., Vilacosta, I., Zamorano, J., Galderisi, M., et al. (2010). Recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 11(2), 202-219 [10.1093/ejechocard/jeq004].
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