Why the study?
Does the presence of abscess formation identified by transesophageal echocardiography in native-valve infective endocarditis affect clinical outcomes and complication rates?
Population
41 patients with native-valve infective endocarditis, including 14 with endocarditis-associated abscesses…
Comparison
Transesophageal echocardiography for… vs Patients with infective endocarditis but without…
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Abscess on TEE signals need for vigilant surveillance; hypothesis-generating for intervention timing pending prospective data.
Does the presence of abscess formation identified by transesophageal echocardiography in native-valve infective endocarditis affect clinical outcomes and complication rates?
Abscess formation in native-valve infective endocarditis, identifiable by transesophageal echocardiography, is associated with significantly higher rates of embolic events, need for surgery, and mortality.
Rohmann et al. (1991) studied this question.
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