Table 2 Echocardiography findings
Variable | Total (n = 398), No. (%) | Phase 1 (n = 237), No. (%) | Phase 2 (n = 161), No. (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diagnostic TTE | 314 (78.9) | 178 (75.1) | 136 (84.5) | 0.025 |
Presence of vegetations | 298 (74.9) | 175 (78.1) | 123 (76.9) | 0.772 |
 - Left sided vegetations | 240 (60.3) | 154 (65.0) | 86 (53.4) | 0.021 |
  • Aortic valve vegetations | 114 (28.6) | 73 (30.8) | 41 (25.5) | < 0.001 |
  • Mitral valve vegetations | 148 (37.2) | 85 (49.0) | 63 (39.2) | < 0.001 |
 - Right sided vegetations | 68 (17.1) | 23 (9.7) | 45 (28.0) | < 0.001 |
  • Pulmonary valve vegetations | 6 (1.5) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
  • Tricuspid valve vegetations | 62 (15.6) | 20 (8.4) | 42 (26.1) | < 0.001 |
Ring abscess | 52 (13.1) | 25 (12.6) | 27 (23.7) | 0.012 |
Pericardial effusion | 85 (21.4) | 53 (27.2) | 32 (24.1) | 0.527 |
 - Mild | 73 (18.3) | 46 (19.4) | 27 (16.8) |  |
 - Moderate | 8 (2.0) | 3 (1.3) | 5 (3.1) |  |
 - Large | 4 (1.0) | 4 (1.7) | 0 (0) |  |