A negative transthoracic echocardiogram obviates the need for transesophageal echocardiography in patients with suspected native valve active infective endocarditis

W N Irani; P A Grayburn; I Afridi

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00236-6

A negative transthoracic echocardiogram obviates the need for transesophageal echocardiography in patients with suspected native valve active infective endocarditis

Am J Cardiol. 1996 Jul 1;78(1):101-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00236-6.

Authors

W N Irani¹, P A Grayburn, I Afridi

Affiliation

¹ University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.

PMID: 8712097
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00236-6

Abstract

We studied 134 patients with suspected native valve infective endocarditis who underwent transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Our data suggest that in patients without prosthetic valves who have a technically adequate negative transthoracic echocardiogram, transesophageal echocardiography is unlikely to be of incremental benefit in diagnosing endocarditis.

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging*
Echocardiography / methods*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity