# The BLISTER Score: A Novel, Externally Validated Tool for Predicting Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections, and Its Cost-Utility Implications for Antimicrobial Envelope Use

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/the-blister-score-a-novel-externally-validated-tool-for-predicting-cardiac/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Edd Maclean,Karishma Mahtani,Shohreh Honarbakhsh,Charles Butcher,Nikhil Ahluwalia,Adam S.C. Dennis,António Creta,Malcolm Finlay,Mark K. Elliott,Vishal Mehta,Nadeev Wijesuriya,Omar Shaikh,Yom Zaw,Chizute Ogbedeh,Vasu Gautam,Pier D. Lambiase,Richard J. Schilling,Mark J. Earley,Philip Moore,Amal Muthumala,Simon Sporton,Ross J. Hunter,Christopher A. Rinaldi,Jonathan M. Behar,Claire Martin,Christopher Monkhouse,Anthony Chow |
| Citations | 33 |
| DOI | 10.1161/circep.123.012446 |
| Fields | Engineering,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1161/CIRCEP.123.012446 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W4391143205 |
| PMID | 38258308 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2024 |

## Paper authors

- [Vishal Mehta](https://scholariq.org/researchers/vishal-mehta/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-pacing-and-defibrillation-studies/)

## Paper topics

- [Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-pacing-and-defibrillation-studies/)
- [Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/infective-endocarditis-diagnosis-and-management/)
- [Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices](https://scholariq.org/topics/mechanical-circulatory-support-devices/)

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