Meeting Abstracts1 May 1973Echocardiography in Active Infective Endocarditis.Richard D. Spangler, M.D., F.A.C.P., J. Thomas Okin, M.D., Michael L. Johnson, M.D., Joseph H. Holmes, M.D., F.A.C.P., S. Gilbert Blount Jr, M.D.Richard D. Spangler, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, J. Thomas Okin, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Michael L. Johnson, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, Joseph H. Holmes, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, S. Gilbert Blount Jr, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-78-5-822_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEchocardiograms were obtained in 9 patients with active infective endocarditis. Echocardiographic findings were confirmed by cardiac catheterization (6 patients) and cardiac surgery (6 patients). Echocardiography showed bacterial vegetations on the mitral leaflets in three patients with mitral stenosis. Open mitral commissurotomy showed multiple bacterial vegetations intermittently occluding a moderately narrowed mitral orifice. A 12-year-old patient presented with congestive heart failure and fever. Echocardiography showed congenital mitral valvular stenosis and questionable vegetations. Hemodynamic findings were confirmed by catheterization, and vegetations on the valve were seen at the time of prosthetic mitral-valve replacement. In two patients echocardiography showed bacterial vegetations on the... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Denver, Colorado. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 May 1973Volume 78, Issue 5Page: 822-822KeywordsCardiac surgeryCatheterizationEchocardiographyEndocarditisFeversHeart failureHemodynamicsMitral stenosisMitral valve replacementStenosis Issue Published: 1 May 1973 PDF downloadLoading ...