Time interval in days between repeated TTE and repeated TOE in 262 patients with 266 suspected episodes of infective endocarditis
| Echocardiographic technique | ||
|---|---|---|
| TTE | TOE | |
| Data are mean (SD) (minimum–maximum). | ||
| *A single episode. | ||
| Between 1st and 2nd | 7.4 (5.2) (1–10) | 12.4 (6.6) (2–29) |
| Between 2nd and 3rd | 11.1 (6.6) (1–20) | 14.5 (9.3) (3–31) |
| Between 3rd and 4th | 11.4 (5.6) (4–24) | 17.8 (6.5) (9–30) |
| Between 4th and 5th | 15.1(6.8) (6–21) | 11* |
| Between 5th and 6th | 14.6 (7.1) (5–17) | 0 |