Cardiac Mass, Bacteremia, and Embolic Stroke
Cardiac masses in the setting of bacteremia require careful interpretation as lesions that appear benign may represent vegetations. Accurate diagnosis depends on integration of Duke criteria and serial transesophageal echocardiography evaluations, rather than reliance on a single echocardiogram.
Authors
- Ngoc Thai Kieu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1464-328X)
- Husam Katib
- Vien T. Truong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3561-1015)
- Mahmoud Elamin
- Noman Chaudhary
- Thach Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1252-8174)
- Thomas Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3014-872X)
- RIJA SHAHID
- Syed Haseeb
- Ahmed Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-5433)
Institutions
- Trinity Health (US)
- Hurley Medical Center (US)
- Health Net (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- Christ Hospital (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105339
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35