The 2015 update was triggered by a study suggesting that the incidence of infective endocarditis may have been affected by the 2008 guidance. As a precaution, NICE reviewed the evidence relating to ...

AVERT, the Artificial Valve Endocarditis Reduction Trial ... devices where routine secondary prophylaxis for the prevention of device infection was not recommended for patients undergoing ...

What is not clear is whether such events place dental patients at significant risk of infective endocarditis, and if the risks of antimicrobial prophylaxis outweigh the possible benefits on an ...

A discussion of antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis is beyond the scope of this review, and readers are referred to the most recent guidelines for details (http ...

Guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infective endocarditis in dental patients are misinterpreted, not carried out properly, and need clarification. The commentary was ...

After the American Heart Association (AHA) released more restrictive recommendations regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for infective endocarditis (IE) in 2007, there was a concerning decline in ...

Cardiac patients in whom endocarditis prophylaxis is recommended include those with prosthetic heart valves or a history of infective endocarditis (IE), cardiac-transplant recipients who develop ...

have issued a new focused update dealing with changes in the recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in patients with valvular heart disease [1]. The new ...

Revised guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) that advised against antibiotic prophylaxis in all but patients at highest risk for infective endocarditis were swiftly implemented into ...

We propose to update recommendation 1.1.3 in the NICE guideline on prophylaxis against infective endocarditis. The update will focus on antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis for people ...

Indications for antibiotic prophylaxis have been restricted to invasive dental procedures in patients with a prosthetic valve, a history of infective endocarditis, or unrepaired cyanotic ...