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Usefulness of intracardiac echocardiography for the diagnosis of cardiovascular implantable electronic device-related endocarditis

  • Maria Lucia Narducci
  • , Gemma Pelargonio
  • , Eleonora Russo
  • , Leonardo Marinaccio
  • , Antonio Di Monaco
  • , Francesco Perna
  • , Gianluigi Bencardino
  • , Michela Casella
  • , Luigi Di Biase
  • , Pasquale Santangeli
  • , Rosalinda Palmieri
  • , Christian Lauria
  • , Ghaliah Al Mohani
  • , Francesca Di Clemente
  • , Claudio Tondo
  • , Faustino Pennestri'
  • , Carolina Ierardi
  • , Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi
  • , Filippo Crea
  • , Fulvio Bellocci
  • Andrea Natale, Antonio Dello Russo, Antonio Dello Russo
  • Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center
  • IRCCS Centro Cardiologico S.P.A. Fondazione Monzino - Milano

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to compare transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) for the diagnosis of cardiac device-related endocarditis (CDI).
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1398-1405
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of the American College of Cardiology
Volume61
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Electrodes, Implanted
  • Endocarditis
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Severity of Illness Index

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