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  3. Disorders of the heart and coronary arteries
  4. Endocarditis

Endocarditis

  • List seven complications of endocarditis.
  • Name three ways to differentiate a vegetation from the other possible causes of a mass on a valve leaflet.
  • What are the clinical manifestations of endocarditis?
  • What are the possible routes of extension of an aortic root abscess?
  • What is the best way of diagnosing endocarditis?
  • What is the differential diagnosis of a mass on a valve leaflet?
  • What is the echocardiographic hallmark of endocarditis?
  • What is the role of echocardiography in the assessment of endocarditis?
  • What is the sensitivity of TEE for detecting vegetations?
  • What is the typical appearance of a vegetation on 2DE?
  • Which is more sensitive for detecting vegetations, TEE or TTE?

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