Modifications to the 2021 American Heart Association guideline for antibiotic prophylaxis prior to invasive dental procedures: Strengths and pitfalls

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nima Farshidfar ◽  
Shahram Hamedani ◽  
Mohammad Amin Amiri ◽  
Marcos Roberto Tovani‐Palone ◽  
Saeed Nemati
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Roberta Doria ◽  
Enrico Tagliaferri ◽  
Giovanni Andreotti ◽  
Riccardo Taddei ◽  
Rubinia Nardini ◽  
...  

A young girl was admitted for fever, headache, paresthesia of the hands, involuntary blinking of the left eye and aphasia. Imaging revealed mycotic cerebral aneurysms and finally infective endocarditis was diagnosed and successfully treated with daptomycin. She had a history of mitral prolapse and she had undergone dental procedures some months before without any antibiotic prophylaxis, according to the 2007 guidelines of the American Heart Association.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Belinda Linden

Belinda Linden presents a quarterly overview of recently published guidance of relevance to cardiovascular nursing. A guideline on reducing cardiovascular risk through primary prevention in adults is reviewed in this update.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. e270
Author(s):  
Nikhil Srinivasapura Venkateshmurthy ◽  
Prashant Jarhyan ◽  
Bhaskara Rao Malipeddi ◽  
Nikhil Tandon ◽  
K Srinath Reddy ◽  
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