[Value of echocardiography in infectious endocarditis].
Echocardiography occupies a fundamental position in infective endocarditis. It is indispensable for diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, appreciation of embolic risk, and surveillance of treatment for patients affected with infectious endocarditis, as well as during the peroperative period. This update recalls the principle data in the literature illustrating the significance of echocardiography in this pathology.
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Hôpital de la Timone, cardiologie B, bd Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille.
D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors