Early Diagnostic Prediction of Infective Endocarditis: Development and Validation of EndoPredict-Dx.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infective endocarditis is a life-threatening disease with diverse clinical presentations, making diagnosis challenging and requiring a range of complementary tests. The level of suspicion, based on clinical judgment, guides decisions regarding the initiation of empirical treatment and the selection of appropriate diagnostic tools. This study aimed to develop and validate the EndoPredict-Dx score for early prediction of infective endocarditis diagnosis.

Methods

Patients admitted to a specialized cardiovascular hospital emergency department with suspected infective endocarditis between January 2011 and January 2020 were included. The primary outcome was left-sided infective endocarditis according to the Duke criteria. Logistic regression was used to derive the scori

SUBMITTER: Paixao MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11593066 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature