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Modified Duke/European Society of Cardiology 2015 clinical criteria for infective endocarditis: time for an update?

Open Heart

Background The diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE) is based on the modified Duke/European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2015 clinical criteria. The elevation of Bartonella serology to a major microbiological criterion of the modified Duke/ESC 2015 clinical criteria would increase the sensitivity (57.8% vs 77.8%; p=0.07).

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Over 50% of U.S. Adults Qualify for Ozempic, Wegovy

Med Page Today

Among 25,531 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2015 to. (MedPage Today) -- More than half of all adults in the U.S. are eligible for semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus), researchers estimated.

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Physical Activity Identified as Critical Factor in Lowering MAFLD Risk

HCPLive

A new study found physical activity held more weight in the link between the joint exposure of sleep duration, metabolic equivalent of task, and Healthy Eating Index -2015 and MAFLD.

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Abstract 278: Patterns of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Stroke Before and After the 2015 Pivotal Trials:5 Years Follow?up

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

IntroductionThe 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines recommended mechanical thrombectomy with stent‐retriever devices. Compared with 2012‐2014, the 2015‐2019 cohort showed increased odds of ICH and shock while the odds of DVT, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, and UTI were significantly lower.

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A simplified cardiac implantable electronic device infection classification by combining key diagnostic criteria.

HeartRhythm

Current EHRA criteria1 largely adapt to CIED Infections the Modified Duke criteria2 and ESC 2015 criteria,3 which were developed for native valve endocarditis and later adapted to prosthetic valve endocarditis. Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection still lacks standardized and universally accepted diagnostic criteria.

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Study Suggests Need for More HCV Treatment Delivery in Primary Care Settings

HCPLive

Results of the single-center study showed HCV treatment from PCPs decreased from 2015-2022 but must be improved to help reach elimination goals.

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Cardiac arrest survival improved since COVID-19 pandemic waned, still lower than prior years

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates dropped significantly at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and have continued to remain lower than in the pre-pandemic years of 2015–2019, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024., 16–18, 2024, in Chicago.