The reliability of the medical history in the identification of patients at risk for infective endocarditis.
This study sought to assess the reliability of the cardiac history provided by patients. The results of the interviews and cardiologic evaluations found no significant correlation between those patients identified by their medical history as having a murmur, and those who were actually found to have a pathological condition warranting prophylactic therapy.
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Division of Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires