Diagnostic value of the modified Duke criteria in suspected infective endocarditis —The PRO-ENDOCARDITIS study

Diagnostic value of the modified Duke criteria in suspected infective endocarditis —The PRO-ENDOCARDITIS study

Objectives: To determine whether relevant comorbidities stratify patients with and without IE and whether these may improve the diagnostic accuracy, in addition to the modified Duke criteria. Methods and Results: 261 consecutive patients (aged 60.1 ± 16.1 years, 62.8% male) with suspected IE were pr...

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Main Authors: Amir A. Mahabadi, Ihab Mahmoud, Iryna Dykun, Matthias Totzeck, Peter-Michael Rath, Arjang Ruhparwar, Jan Buer, Tienush Rassaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Transesophageal echocardiography
Pre-test probability
Duke criteria
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221000576

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