The majority of IE cases are presumably secondary to dental pathology, followed by otitis media or sinusitis • Mitral and aortic ... endocarditis should undergo transesophageal echocardiography ...

Vegetations on the aortic valve, consistent with endocarditis, may also be identified, although transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is more sensitive. Finally, the size of the aortic root can ...

Exercise echocardiography ... and aortic dissection; evaluation of complex valve replacements; surgical repair of congenital abnormalities; surgical intervention for endocarditis when preoperative ...

Endocarditis is the infection ... by the closing of the tricuspid and mitral valves. The dub sound is produced by the closing of the aortic and pulmonic valves. A heart murmur is an abnormal ...

The ECG in patients with aortic regurgitation is non ... the AV may be identified (transesophageal echocardiography is more sensitive) indicating endocarditis as the cause. A bicuspid AV or ...