Echocardiographic Findings on Transesophageal Echocardiography.
Echocardiographic Findings on Transesophageal Echocardiography.
Echocardiographic Findings | Right-sided Endocarditisn=39 | Left-sided Endocarditisn=176 | P value |
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Vegetation, n (%) | 23 (59) | 99 (56.3) | 0.8 |
Abscess, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 2 (1.1) | 0.4 |
Mass attached to electrode of the pacemaker, n (%) | 2 (5.1) | 8 (4.5) | 1 |
New severe valvular insufficiency, n (%) | 1 (2.6) | 4 (2.3) | 1 |
Prosthetic valve dehiscence, n (%) | none | 1 (.6) | 1 |
Absence of findings typical for endocarditis, n (%) | 12 (30.8) | 61 (34.7) | 0.7 |