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Does 3D transesophageal echocardiography improve the identification of pulmonic valve vegetation compared to 2D transthoracic echocardiography in a patient with suspected endocarditis?
Does 3D transesophageal echocardiography improve the identification of pulmonic valve vegetation compared to 2D transthoracic echocardiography in a patient with suspected endocarditis?
Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography can be superior to two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography for identifying rare right-sided endocarditis vegetations, such as those on bioprosthetic pulmonary valves.
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3D TEE may aid pulmonic valve vegetation detection when 2D TTE is limited; hypothesis-generating and leaves open routine adoption in endocarditis.
Mini‐Abstract We describe a unique case where a 53‐year‐old man with history of intravenous drug abuse and prior endocarditis presented with fever and chest pain. He was found to have a eustachian valve vegetation and bioprosthetic pulmonary valve vegetation. The causative organism was Candida albicans . In this case, three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography clearly identified the pulmonic valve vegetation which was not well seen on two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography.
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