Sunday, December 4, 2011

highest risk of adverse outcome from IE

highest risk of IE:
prosthetic valve or material
previous IE
congenital HD-


  • unrepaired cyanotic CHD,

  • completely repaired CHD within 6 mths of procedure,

  • repaired CHD with residual defects at site or adjacent to it (which prevents endothelisation), cardiac transplant recipients who develop cardiac valvulopathy

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