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Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus echocardiography

Introduction

Echocardiography

Echocardiography

Echocardiography is used in the diagnosis of MRSA endocarditis. The findings on an ECHO include:

  • Irregular echogenic mass attached to valve leaflet
  • Large vegetations occur with staph. aureus endocarditis.
  • The hemodynamic effects are mostly due to valvular regurgitation as a result of valve destruction.

The minimum size of a vegetation that is identifiable on trans thoracic echocardiography is 3 mm and by transoesophageal echocardiography route is 2 mm.

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