The Role of Echocardiography and Cardiac Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

The Role of Echocardiography and Cardiac Computed Tomography in Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

Background: Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare disease with a high mortality rate and rising incidence, requiring timely and precise diagnosis in order to choose appropriate therapy. Imaging of morphologic lesions is an integrative part of diagnosis. Artifacts and the patient’s habitus make echoc...

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Main Authors: Ana Petkovic, Nemanja Menkovic, Olga Petrovic, Ilija Bilbija, Nikola N. Radovanovic, Dejana Stanisavljevic, Svetozar Putnik, Ruzica Maksimovic, Branislava Ivanovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
infective endocarditis
transthoracic echocardiography
transesophageal echocardiography
cardiac computed tomography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/17/5482

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