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 ...
With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.
Echocardiographic evaluation of vegetations is crucial in infective endocarditis (IE ... Left‐sided vegetations encompassing the mitral valve, aortic valve, left atrium or left ventricle, or within ...
We present a challenging case of infective endocarditis ... discharge echocardiogram showed no increase in vegetation size, with only a trace to mild aortic regurgitation. Left and right ventricular ...
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE ... and abdominal tenderness. Echocardiogram showed impaired left ventricular function and suspicion of a small vegetation at the tip of the anterior mitral ...
Objective To compare transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography (TTE ... The other patient had both aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis. In this patient, the vegetation seemed to be ...
Exclusion criteria were AS due to rheumatic disease or radiotherapy, previous infective endocarditis ... Additionally, diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve was based on echocardiography which may be ...
Opens in a new tab or window LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement ... Excluded were people with endocarditis, emergency ...
Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved 15 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...
A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival ...
LOS ANGELES—January 25, 2025—A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs ...
The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of ...