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In patients with intermediate or high pretest probability of IE, initial evaluation with TTE and subsequent transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is recommended. Studies showing low sensitivity of TTE for native valve endocarditis are based on less advanced echo techniques, and do not consider quality of TTE. Recently, evidence have suggested that good quality study impacts on the negative predictive value (NPV) of TTE.
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