European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Jun 2018
Multicenter StudyPrognostic implications of a negative echocardiography in patients with infective endocarditis.
Echocardiography plays an important role in infective endocarditis (IE) diagnosis according with the modified Duke criteria. We evaluated the implications of a positive echocardiography in the prognosis of a cohort of patients with IE. ⋯ A positive echocardiography in patients with IE is associated with increased inhospital mortality, in addition to other clinical factors and comorbidities.