Characteristics associated with occurrence of stroke in patients with infective endocarditis - a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Stroke is a severe complication of infective endocarditis (IE), associated with high rates of mortality. Data on how IE patients with and without stroke differ may help to improve understanding contributing mechanisms.

Methods: All patients treated for IE between 2019 and 2021 with and without associated stroke were identified from the medical records of three academic tertiary care hospitals in Germany, all part of Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany.

Biofeedback-Based Videogames: Fostering Emotion Regulation at a Diverse Community Summer Camp.

Implementing nonstigmatized mental health interventions and tools within community programs serving diverse populations may reduce inequities in access to mental health care and preventative emotional learning. One potentially impactful tool is Mightier, a heart rate biofeedback-based videogame that aims to foster emotion regulation skills and practice through game play. In a randomized controlled trial, the present study evaluated the efficacy of Mightier when utilized in a community setting.