Key result
Cardiac CT demonstrated a similar detection rate for infective endocarditis compared to transoesophageal echocardiography (93.9% vs 95.9%) when using surgical inspection as a reference standard.
Why the study?
Does cardiac CT have similar diagnostic accuracy to TEE for detecting infective endocarditis findings compared to surgical inspection?
Population
49 patients who underwent pre-operative CT and TEE for infective endocarditis, including 12 with prosthetic…
Comparison
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) vs Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support cardiac CT as alternative to TEE for IE detection; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Observational (n=49)
Does cardiac CT have similar diagnostic accuracy to TEE for detecting infective endocarditis findings compared to surgical inspection?
Absolute Event Rate: 93.9% vs 95.9%
Cardiac CT demonstrates similar diagnostic accuracy to TEE for detecting infective endocarditis in pre-operative patients, with excellent interobserver agreement.
Koo et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Infective endocarditis (n=49). Cardiac computed tomography (CT) vs. Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was evaluated on Detection rate of infective endocarditis per patient. Cardiac CT demonstrated a similar detection rate for infective endocarditis compared to transoesophageal echocardiography (93.9% vs 95.9%) when using surgical inspection as a reference standard.
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