Nicolosi GL Infective Endocarditis: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Issues - Should Transesophageal Echocardiography be Performed in all Patients? - Position Con Journal of Clinical and Basic Cardiology 2001; 4 (2): 161-164 PDF Summary Overview | ||||||||
Figure/Graphic 1: Endokarditis - Diagnose - TEE Apical transthoracic 5 chamber view from a 59 year old male with fever, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and an echogenic mass, mobile in real time, at the base of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve (m). This could be classified as a positive echocardiogram and a major Duke criteria for the diagnosis of IE (see text) |
Figure/Graphic 1: Endokarditis - Diagnose - TEE
Apical transthoracic 5 chamber view from a 59 year old male with fever, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and an echogenic mass, mobile in real time, at the base of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve (m). This could be classified as a positive echocardiogram and a major Duke criteria for the diagnosis of IE (see text) |
