Infective Endocarditis Class I

1. Detection and characterization of valvular lesions, hemodynamic severity and/or ventricular compensation
2. Detection of vegetations and characterization of lesions in patients with congential heart disease suspected of having IE
3. Detection of associated abnormalities and complications (abcesses, shunts)
4. Re-evaluation studies in complex endocarditis (virulent organism, severe hemodynamic lesion, aortic valve involvement, persistent fever or bacteremia, clinical change, or clinical deterioration)
5. Evaluation of patients with high clinical suspicion of culture-negative endocarditis
6. TTE is equivocal TEE evaluation of bacteremia or fungemia without a known source