title: Using transesophageal echocardiography to assess cardiovascular implantable electronic device endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
authors.forename: R Kyle
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Branham
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Finley
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Abernathy
mesh_terms: D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020878:Device Removal; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012086:Reoperation