Transesophageal vs. transthoracic echocardiography for infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Front Cardiovasc Med · 2026 · PMC13136147 · PMID 42088705

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For the TTE type subgroup analysis, the following results were observed: Sensitivity: The Harmonic-Imaging TTE subgroup (three studies) demonstrated moderate heterogeneity ( I 2 = 59.6%, P = 0.084; borderline significance).

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