Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves
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- Patient at risk or with suspected endocarditis should receive antibiotic therapy after two sets of blood cultures (Class I).1,2
- These patients should be evaluated for need and timing of surgery: early surgery is recommended (Class I) for those with valve dysfunction causing heart failure, resistant organisms (fungi, staphylococcus), heart block/abscess, persistent infection.
- Surgery is also recommended for relapsing prosthetic valve endocarditis (Class I).1,2
- Those with large mobile vegetations of the native valve and recurrent emboli can be evaluated for early surgery (Class II).1,2
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Citation
Williams, Dominique, et al., editors. "Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves." Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 35th ed., Wolters Kluwer Health, 2016. Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves.
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves. In: Williams D, Ramgopal R, Gdowski M, et al, eds. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. 35th ed. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves. Accessed October 21, 2019.
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves. (2016). In Williams, D., Ramgopal, R., Gdowski, M., Dretler, A., & Bhat, P. (Eds.), Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Available from https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves
Infective Endocarditis in Native or Prosthetic Valves [Internet]. In: Williams D, Ramgopal R, Gdowski M, Dretler A, Bhat P, editors. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics. Wolters Kluwer Health; 2016. [cited 2019 October 21]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Washington-Manual-of-Medical-Therapeutics/602763/all/Infective_Endocarditis_in_Native_or_Prosthetic_Valves.
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