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ICE may supplement standard imaging for diagnosing prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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Intracardiac echocardiography may have a novel clinical application as a supplementary imaging modality for diagnosing prosthetic valve endocarditis.
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May aid select prosthetic valve endocarditis cases with inconclusive TEE; leaves open need for prospective validation before wider use.
These images illustrate a new use of ICE as a diagnostic modality for prosthetic valve endocarditis. Although a few studies have examined the role of ICE in the evaluation of valvular pathology, its clinical role has primarily been within the electrophysiology laboratory to guide catheter placement. As this technology continues to evolve, ICE may supplement other imaging modalities and find new clinical applications.
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Kolodner et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Prosthetic valve endocarditis. Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) was evaluated. Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) may serve as a useful diagnostic modality for evaluating prosthetic valve endocarditis, supplementing other imaging techniques.
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