Evaluation of the Clinical Rule for Endocarditis in the Emergency Department Among Patients With Suspected Infective Endocarditis

J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Feb 20;13(4):e032745. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.032745. Epub 2024 Feb 14.

Authors

Matthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgeris¹, Pierre Monney², Pierre-Nicolas Carron³, Georgios Tzimas², Nicolas Beysard³, Piergiorgio Tozzi⁴, Matthias Kirsch⁴, Benoit Guery¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Service Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland.
² Department of Cardiology Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland.
³ Emergency Department Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland.
⁴ Department of Cardiac Surgery Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne Lausanne Switzerland.

No abstract available

Keywords: CREED score; clinical prediction rule; emergency department; infective endocarditis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Emergency Service, Hospital
Endocarditis* / diagnosis
Endocarditis* / therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial* / therapy
Humans