IE risk

Question 1

Is there evidence for antibiotic prophylaxis for IE?

Answer 1

Question 2

What is IE?

Answer 2

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a potentially life-threatening infection of the inner lining of the heart chambers or heart valves, often caused by bacteria entering the bloodstream and settling on damaged heart tissue

Question 3

What increases a pt’s risk of IE?

Answer 3

• acquired valvular heart disease with stenosis or regurgitation;
• hypertrophic cardiomyopathy;
• previous infective endocarditis;
• structural congenital heart disease, including surgically corrected or palliated
  structural conditions, but excluding isolated atrial septal defect, fully repaired
  ventricular septal defect or fully repaired patent ductus arteriosus, and closure devices
  that are judged to be endothelialised;
• valve replacement.

(NICE) Note: bold indicates special consideration pts, according to SDCEP