Endocarditis and associated complications.
Echocardiography is a most useful bedside tool to help in the diagnosis and subsequent management of patients with infective endocarditis. Transesophageal echocardiography provides complementary and often incremental information necessary in making a diagnosis, and in identifying associated intracardiac complications. This chapter will focus on the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis.
Lester
Steven J
SJ
Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA. lester.steven@mayo.edu
Wilansky
Susan
S
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