The Canadian journal of cardiology
Endocarditis Prophylaxis-Indications, Application and Current Controversies.
Martin H Thornhill, Mark J Dayer, Bernard D Prendergast, Larry M Baddour
Published: 202510.1016/j.cjca.2025.10.011
Abstract
Links between infective endocarditis (IE) and dental and other invasive procedures were first identified in the 1920s, leading to the first recommendation by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 1955 that antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) should be used…
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