title: Echocardiography in pediatric infective endocarditis.
abstract: Transesophageal echocardiography is more sensitive than transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in detecting endocarditis in adults; however, pediatric data are limited. Retrospectively, 39 subjects with endocarditis were divided into adult-sized (≥60 kg) and pediatric-sized (<60 kg). TTE was 97% sensitive in pediatric-sized subjects but 70% in adult-sized subjects (P < 0.05). TTE is usually sufficient for detection of endocarditis in children <60 kg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. jpenk@cnmc.org
authors.forename: Jamie S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Penk
authors.forename: Catherine L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Stanford T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shulman
authors.forename: Evan J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D049628:Body Size; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies