Key result
Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography provided accurate morphological definition of vegetations and valvular apparatus confirmed during surgery in all 3 cases of infective endocarditis.
Why the study?
Does real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography improve the assessment of morphologic characteristics in patients with infective endocarditis?
Population
3 patients with infective endocarditis
Comparison
Real-time 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography vs Traditional echocardiography
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May aid surgical planning when 2D imaging is inconclusive; hypothesis-generating case series requiring prospective validation.
Case Report (n=3)
Does real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography improve the assessment of morphologic characteristics in patients with infective endocarditis?
Real-time 3D echocardiography provides accurate, surgically relevant anatomical information in patients with infective endocarditis, especially when traditional echocardiography is unclear.
Isla et al. (2005) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis (n=3). Real-time 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography vs. Traditional echocardiography was evaluated on Definition of morphologic characteristics of the vegetation and valvular apparatus. Real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography provided accurate morphological definition of vegetations and valvular apparatus confirmed during surgery in all 3 cases of infective endocarditis.
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