The Utility of Echocardiography in Pediatric Patients with Structurally Normal Hearts and Suspected Endocarditis

The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in children with structurally normal hearts suspected of having infective endocarditis (IE). We hypothesized that the diagnostic yield of TTE is minimal in low-risk patients with normal hearts. We perform...

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Published in:Pediatric cardiology 2020, Vol.41 (1), p.62-68
Main Authors: Kelly, Patrick, Hua, Nancy, Madriago, Erin J., Holmes, Kathryn W., Shaughnessy, Robin, Ronai, Christina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Blood
Cardiac patients
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Child
Children
Congenital heart disease
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endocarditis, Bacterial - blood
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis, Bacterial - physiopathology
Female
Genetic disorders
Health aspects
Humans
Infective endocarditis
Male
Medical examination
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Pediatrics
Predictive Value of Tests
Retrospective Studies
Vascular Surgery
Young Adult
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Summary:The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in children with structurally normal hearts suspected of having infective endocarditis (IE). We hypothesized that the diagnostic yield of TTE is minimal in low-risk patients with normal hearts. We performed a retrospective chart review of TTEs performed for concern for endocarditis at a pediatric tertiary care referral center in Portland, Oregon. Three hundred patients met inclusion criteria (
ISSN:0172-0643
1432-1971
DOI:10.1007/s00246-019-02222-z