Table 4.

Suggested preop workup for surgical candidates.

Suggested preoperative work-up prior to considering surgery
Initial CT head	(i) Embolic stroke (ii) Mycotic aneurysm (iii) Intracranial bleed
MRI Brain	(i) More sensitive for neuroradiological diagnosis
CT chest, abdomen and pelvis	(i) Pulmonary Infarcts (ii) Splenic and Hepatic Infarcts (iii) Splenic abscess contraindicating surgery
Transesophageal echocardiography	(i) More sensitive than TTE in visualization of vegetation (ii) Paravalvular Abscess

[22].