Clinical study demonstrates that echocardiographic vegetation length predicts embolism and mortality in infective endocarditis, suggesting a role in guiding aggressive therapeutic strategies.
In IE, vegetation length is a strong predictor of new-EE and mortality. In combination with clinical and microbiological findings, echocardiography may identify high-risk patients who will need a more aggressive therapeutic strategy.
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