An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis
Sivak JA, Vora AN, Navar AM, Schulte PJ, Crowley AL, Kisslo J, Corey GR, Liao L, Wang A, Velazquez EJ, Samad Z. An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2016, 29: 315-322. PMID: 26850679, PMCID: PMC6052444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2015.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial transthoracic echocardiographyNative valve infective endocarditisTransthoracic echocardiographyTransesophageal echocardiographyNegative predictive valueInfective endocarditisPredictive valueNegative resultsNegative findingsNative valve endocarditisValve endocarditisClinical suspicionIntermediate riskSingle institutionTransthoracic approachCurrent guidelinesTransthoracic studyDiagnostic characteristicsRetrospective analysisClinical utilityPatientsEndocarditisEchocardiographyDiagnostic performanceGold standard