Echocardiography in Fever Investigation in Patient with Long Term

.Since Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) is a method of easy access, noninvasive, inexpensive and readily available, it has become the imaging test most often used as an initial means to evaluate not only cardiovascular diseases, but also to investigate complications related to the presence of catheters. However, these complications are not always visible on TTE, often requiring diagnostic complementation with Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE) 2 . This case reports diagnostic investigation of long-term fever in patients with chronic kidney disease and long-term central venous catheter for hemodialysis, who underwent kidney transplantation, enhancing the value of TTE associated with TEE.