Abstract:The American Heart Association (AHA) radically changed the recommendations regarding endocarditis prophylaxis, if patients undergo dental work. For the vast majority of patients previously considered to be at significant risk for bacterial endocarditis (especially patients with degenerative and rheumatic heart disease), routine endocarditis prophylaxis is not longer recommended from a cost-benefit-risk standpoint. Only patient populations with a very high lifetime risk for bacterial endocarditis or an expected… Show more
“…Horstkotte & Piper beschreiben kritisch das Dilemma und den Wandel in der Einschätzung der neuen Empfehlungen zur Endokarditisprophylaxe: Die Evidenz für die neuen ebenso wie für die alten Empfehlungen war und bleibt allerdings dürftig [8].…”
“…Horstkotte & Piper beschreiben kritisch das Dilemma und den Wandel in der Einschätzung der neuen Empfehlungen zur Endokarditisprophylaxe: Die Evidenz für die neuen ebenso wie für die alten Empfehlungen war und bleibt allerdings dürftig [8].…”
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