Nondental Invasive Procedures and Risk of Infective Endocarditis
Published: October 05, 2023
- Infective endocarditis (IE) is a rare but deadly disease with high morbidity and mortality.
- At present, most strategies to prevent IE focus on invasive dental procedures in patients at high risk of adverse IE outcomes.
- 当前的科学顾问地址链接tween non-dental invasive procedures and the risk of IE in high-risk patients (and the potential role of antibiotic prophylaxis) in light of new evidence.
Supporting Materials
- Commentary:Infective Endocarditis Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Practice-Changing Data for Patients Undergoing Non-Dental Invasive Proceduresby Ahmad Mourad, MD; Thomas L. Holland, MD
- Top Things to Know: Non-Dental Invasive Procedures and Risk of Infective Endocarditis – Mandate for a Revisit A Scientific Advisory from the American Heart Association