Cardiac Infections: Those at highest risk include survivors of previous episodes of infective endocarditis and patients with prosthetic heart valves, congenital heart disease (not including isolated congenital heart valve abnormalities) or a left ventricular assist device. In these patients, prophylactic antibiotics are recommended before oral or dental procedures.
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Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart’s inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, published online today in European Heart Journal.
Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart's inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, published online today in European Heart Journal.
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