We would like to thank the interest in our paper “Prognostic implications of a negative
echocardiography in patients with infective endocarditis” [
[1]
]. Our aim was to address the impact of echocardiographic results on the prognosis
of this group of patients. Echocardiography is one of the pillars for the diagnosis
of infective endocarditis (IE), especially transoesophageal echocardiography [
[2]
]. Echocardiography continues to be the first imaging examination to perform in cases
of suspected IE [
[3]
], as it is readily available, low-cost and a non-invasive method. Echocardiography
helps to determine the hemodynamic state, valvular and cardiac function, and to diagnose
complications at the bedside, which is therefore, of great value for unstable and
severely ill patients. This technique is also very helpful to provide the indication
of surgery in IE, and also guide it, as intraoperative echocardiography can give a
real-time comprehensive assessment of the extent of intracardiac pathology. Echocardiography
also enables an almost daily follow-up.- Habib G.
- Lancellotti P.
- Antunes M.J.
- Bongiorni M.G.
- Casalta J.P.
- Del Zotti F.
- et al.
ESC Guidelines for the management of infective endocarditis: The Task Force for the
Management of Infective Endocarditis of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Endorsed by: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS), the European
Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM).
Eur Heart J. 2015; 2015: 3075-3128
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Publication history
Published online: February 26, 2018
Accepted:
February 23,
2018
Received:
February 22,
2018
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