The prospective role of transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected infective endocarditis

Echocardiography

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-62

  Harris, Kevin M ^a   Li, Dean Y ^b   L'Ecuyer, Paul ^b   Moon, Karl E T ^b   German, Matt ^b   Fraser, Victoria ^b   Barzilai, Benico ^b  

^a MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037229362     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2003.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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