A recent update from the Amecian Heart Association convention is the exclusion of MVP (Mitral Valve Prolapse) with or without Mitral Regurgitation as an indication for Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis prophylaxis. Preventing disease based on lifetime risk is no longer a justified mode of approach to these subset of patients. Prophylaxis in preventing valvular infection is reserved to the higher risk groups of patients e.g. prosthetic valves etc. etc.
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Sunday, November 11, 2007
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