What Is Endocarditis?
8. Diagnosis
In some cases, the patient’s medical history will be enough to make a doctor suspect endocarditis. Either way, the doctor will need to carry out a number of tests to help determine the cause of the symptoms. This will often involve X-rays and CT scans and similar that will help the experts get images of the patient’s heart.
An electrocardiogram may also be used in order to get an idea of the electrical activity in the heart. Even if endocarditis is confirmed, it is also necessary to find out what the underlying cause is. This will usually involve blood vessels to help look for pathogens that might be causing the condition.
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