Transesophageal echocardiography and bacterial endocarditis.

Transesophageal echocardiography in right-sided endocarditis.

OBJECTIVES Our aim was to determine the diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography in right-sided endocarditis. BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that transesophageal echocardiography is superior to transthoracic echocardiography in the detection of vegetations associated with left-sided endocarditis. Its diagnostic value in right-sided endocarditis has not been establishe...

Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography of pacemaker endocarditis.

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis. Assessment by transesophageal echocardiography.

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is difficult to detect antemortem and is often not suspected until embolic events occur. Transthoracic echocardiography is useful in diagnosing NBTE, but it may be limited by suboptimal imaging and resolution. Herein we describe the first reported case of NBTE diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. As early detection and treatment may avert si...

Mitral and tricuspid annular endocarditis. Diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography.

Two cases of infective endocarditis with vegetations attached to the mitral and tricuspid annuli are described. In both cases, the vegetations could not be identified by transthoracic echocardiography. These cases illustrate the advantage of TEE over the transthoracic approach in recognizing vegetations in extravalvular locations.

Transcatheter aortic-valve endocarditis confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography.

A 70-year-old white man was admitted to the Department of Vascular Surgery with a critical right forearm ischemia caused by acute thromboembolic occlusion and underwent operative embolectomy. Microbiological testing revealed colo-nization of the embolus with Staphylococcus lugdunensis and S. epidermidis. Because of pain in the lower thoracic spine, elevated C-reactive protein, and a recent hist...