本研究有2个目的:(1)确定不同观察者判断感染性心内膜炎赘生物的超声心动图特征的不一致性;(2)评定这些赘生物的特征预测栓塞事件的价值。 方法 1989年至1991年间Duke大学医学中心研究50例疑有或确诊为感染性心内膜炎病人。符合以下标准中的任一项可诊断为感染性心内膜炎:(1)有感染性心内膜炎的病理组织学证据;(2)持续血培养阳性且排 The purpose of this study is twofold: (1) to determine the inconsistency of echocardiographic features of different observers in determining neoplasm of infective endocarditis; (2) to assess the value of these neoplasms in predicting embolic events. Methods Between 1989 and 1991, Duke University Medical Center studied 50 patients with suspected or confirmed infective endocarditis. Any of the following criteria may be diagnosed as infective endocarditis: (1) histopathological evidence of infective endocarditis; (2) persistent blood culture positive