Evaluation of vegetation size and its relationship with septic pulmonary embolism in tricuspid valve infective endocarditis: A real time 3DTEE study.

Hiroto UtsunomiyaJavier BerdejoSayuki KobayashiHirotsugu MiharaYuji ItabashiTakahiro Shiota

Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)

In TVIE, vegetation length is a strong predictor of the occurrence of PE. In combination with 2DTEE, 3DTEE may identify high-risk patients who will need a more aggressive therapeutic strategy.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
aortic valve
climate change
mitral valve
inferior vena cava
aortic stenosis
risk assessment
transcatheter aortic valve replacement
left ventricular