Infective endocarditis is a rare condition with an incidence of less than 10 per 100 000
population/year. It is, however, associated with a high mortality and morbidity. Accepted …

The beneficial effect of endocarditis prophylaxis was studied in 229 patients with prosthetic
heart valves, in whom 287 diagnostic interventions were performed. The prevention used …

Infective endocarditis is a devastating disease with high morbidity and mortality. The link to
oral bacteria has been known for many decades and has caused on going concern for …

Objectives To prevent infective endocarditis in patients with predisposing cardiac conditions,
antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended worldwide, except in the United Kingdom. To …

Objectives Prosthetic valve endocarditis is associated with worse outcomes compared with
native valve endocarditis. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of native valve endocarditis …

Links between infective endocarditis (IE) and dental and other invasive procedures were first
identified in the 1920s, and the use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to prevent IE was first …

Background. We aimed to compare oral hygiene habits, orodental status, and dental
procedures in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) according to whether the IE-causing …

A best evidence topic in cardiothoracic surgery was written according to a structured
protocol. The question addressed was 'do all patients with prosthetic valve endocarditis …

Although the latest (1990) American Heart Association recommendations for the prevention
of bacterial endocarditis are by far the simplest yet, many physicians and dentists still do not …

The overwhelming majority of orthopedists and dentists surveyed recommend antibiotic
prophylaxis for dental procedures to prevent late prosthetic joint infection. It is time to stop …