Why the study?
Does echocardiography accurately correlate with operative findings in patients with active infective endocarditis undergoing valve replacement?
Does echocardiography accurately correlate with operative findings in patients with active infective endocarditis undergoing valve replacement?
Echocardiography combined with clinical findings provides satisfactory preoperative assessment in patients with active left-sided infective endocarditis and heart failure, often avoiding the need for cardiac catheterization.
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Echocardiography may aid preoperative assessment in active left-sided IE; leaves open prospective validation beyond this small series.
Pringle et al. (1982) studied this question.
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