Indications for echocardiography in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis in children

The role of transthoracic echocardiography as a diagnostic tool in children suspected of having infective endocarditis (IE) has not been defined. We hypothesized that echocardiography is only useful in children in whom there is high clinical suspicion of IE based on physical examination findings or...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 1995-04, Vol.75 (12), p.801-804
Hauptverfasser:	Sable, Craig A., Rome, Jonathan J., Martin, Gerard R., Patel, Kantilal M., Karr, Sharon S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacteremia - microbiology Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular disease Cardiovascular system Catheterization, Central Venous Child Children & youth Echocardiography Embolism - diagnosis Endocarditis, Bacterial - blood Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging Female Fever - diagnosis Forecasting Heart Failure - diagnosis Heart Murmurs - diagnosis Humans Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes - diagnosis Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical research Medical sciences Multivariate Analysis Physical Examination Respiration, Artificial Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Ultrasonic imaging Ultrasonic investigative techniques
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