Management of complications of infective endocarditis with emphasis on echocardiographic findings

J G Murphy; K Foster-Smith

Management of complications of infective endocarditis with emphasis on echocardiographic findings

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 1993 Mar;7(1):153-65.

Authors

J G Murphy¹, K Foster-Smith

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota.

PMID: 8463650

Abstract

This article reviews in brief the basic principles of echocardiography and their application in infective endocarditis. The role of echocardiography in relation to surgical decision making is emphasized. The special problems of vegetations, valve ring abscess, leaflet perforation, prosthetic valve endocarditis, and infective endocarditis in congenital heart disease are reviewed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Abscess / diagnostic imaging
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Echocardiography*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial / therapy
Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
Heart Failure / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects
Humans
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging