Suspicious index in Lyme carditis: Systematic review and proposed new risk score.

Georgia BesantDouglas WanCynthia YeungCrystal BlakelyPamela BranscombeLaiden Suarez-FusterDamian RedfearnChristopher SimpsonHoshiar AbdollahBenedict GloverAdrian Baranchuk

Published in: Clinical cardiology (2018)

The SILC risk score and COSTAR mnemonic (constitutional symptoms; outdoor activity; sex = male; tick bite; age < 50; rash = erythema migrans) may help to identify LC in patients presenting with high-degree AVB, and ultimately, minimize the implantation of unnecessary permanent pacemakers.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
simultaneous determination
particulate matter
randomized controlled trial
sleep quality
fine needle aspiration
physical activity
high resolution
liquid chromatography
ultrasound guided
high resolution mass spectrometry