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Transoesophageal echocardiography increases the sensitivity and specificity of detecting infective endocarditis to approximately 90%, compared to 70% with transthoracic echocardiography.
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This editorial emphasizes the critical role of the ECG in diagnosing Brugada syndrome and understanding primary electrical diseases of the heart.
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Frank A. Flachskampf (2000) conducted an editorial in Infective endocarditis. Transoesophageal echocardiography vs. Transthoracic echocardiography was evaluated. Transoesophageal echocardiography increases the sensitivity and specificity of detecting infective endocarditis to approximately 90%, compared to 70% with transthoracic echocardiography.
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