Key result
Echocardiography demonstrated that the systolic motion of abnormal echoes correlated well with the anatomic location of aortic valve vegetations in 9 patients.
Why the study?
Can echocardiography localize aortic valve vegetations based on the motion of abnormal echoes during systole in patients with documented vegetations?
Population
9 patients with anatomically documented vegetations on one or more cusps of the aortic valve
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Echocardiography may aid aortic valve vegetation localization; leaves open reliability and generalizability beyond this case series.
Observational (n=9)
Can echocardiography localize aortic valve vegetations based on the motion of abnormal echoes during systole in patients with documented vegetations?
Echocardiography can help localize aortic valve vegetations based on systolic motion patterns, though small vegetations (<5 mm) may be missed.
Hirschfeld et al. (1976) conducted an observational in Aortic valve vegetations (n=9). Echocardiography was evaluated on Correlation of abnormal echo motion during systole with anatomic location of vegetations. Echocardiography demonstrated that the systolic motion of abnormal echoes correlated well with the anatomic location of aortic valve vegetations in 9 patients.
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