Travel-Related Cardiac Infection Screening Tool (Region-Specific)

Travel Region (primary) Country (optional) Days Since Return Length of Stay (days) Key Exposures (check all that apply) Freshwater swimming/canyoning Heavy mosquito exposure Tick exposure Unpasteurized dairy / farm animal contact Rural/adobe housing (triatomine exposure) Clinical Features (check all that apply) Fever Chest pain Dyspnea Palpitations/syncope New murmur/heart failure signs Eosinophilia Key Tests/History Available Elevated troponin Prosthetic valve/CHD/previous IE Travel-Related Cardiac Infection Screening Tool: Explanation and Clinical Context This tool provides a pragmatic, region-specific triage of infectious causes of cardiac syndromes in returning travelers. It aggregates simple, history-based priors (geography, exposures, timing) with bedside features (fever, murmur, eosinophilia, troponin) to highlight pathogens that commonly present with myocarditis, pericarditis, pulmonary vascular disease, or endocarditis. The scoring is heuristic and designed to prioritize tests; it is not a substitute for clinical judgment or formal diagnostic criteria.