followed by mitral valve (30%) Healthcare contact is an emerging risk factor for non-HACEK Gram-negative endocarditis. Injection drug use is a relatively infrequent cause of endocarditis in this ...

and systemic ulcers may be useful in identifying pathogens as etiologic agents of cultured-negative endocarditis. [13] The usefulness of echocardiography in patients with FE is not only limited to ...

The normal mitral valve permits ... infective endocarditis may be seen. Two classification systems for chronic mitral regurgitation that fully or partially rely on echocardiography are currently ...

When the aortic leaflets are involved, a destructive process such as infective endocarditis ... mitral valve, the intensity of the first heart sound may be reduced. Transthoracic echocardiography ...