Endocarditis prophylaxis in patients with mitral valve prolapse remains a controversial issue despite the new American Heart Association guidelines

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-150

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CARDIAC PATIENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSENSUS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR;

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44749088069     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.01.031     Document Type: Editorial

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