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Role of the New Physical Examination Minor Criterion (New Heart Murmur) for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis

Year: 2024

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Among 3127 episodes of suspected infective endocarditis, the 2023 Duke-International Society for Cardiovascular Infectious Diseases clinical criteria showed an accuracy of 90% for infective endocarditis diagnosis. A new heart murmur was present in 690 (22%) episodes. Excluding imaging and surgical findings decreased the accuracy to 73%, while using the physical examination criterion slightly improved the accuracy to 78%.

Source: Open Forum Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofae736

Authors: Matthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgeris, Pierre Monney, Michelle Frank, Georgios Tzimas, Nicolas Fourré, Virgile Zimmermann, Piergiorgio Tozzi, Matthias Kirsch, Mathias Van Hemelrijck, Omer Dzemali, Jana Epprecht, Benoit Guery, Barbara Hasse

Institutions: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Hôpital de Sion, University of Lausanne, University of Zurich, University Hospital Zurich

Language: English

Topic: Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $4,256

Funders: National Science Foundation, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Universität Zürich

Awards: G1936438226, G5904959541

OpenAlex ID: W4405592195

FWCI: 0.523

Cites: 12

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10