Europa: Recomendações para endocardite

Recommendations for the practice of echocardiography in infective endocarditis FREE
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Recommendations

TTE is recommended as the first-line imaging modality in suspected IE;

TEE is recommended in patients with high clinical suspicion of IE and a normal TTE;

TEE should be considered in the majority of adult patients with suspected IE, even in cases with positive TTE;

Repeat TTE/TEE within 7–10 days is recommended in case of initially negative examination when clinical suspicion of IE remains high;

TEE is not indicated in patients with a good-quality negative TTE and low clinical suspicion of IE.
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A sociedade européia recomenda fazer o transesofágico mesmo em quem já tem um transtorácico positivo para endocardite!!!
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Então vamos fazer.
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