TY  - CHAP
AU  - Inmaculada Tomás
AU  - Maximiliano Álvarez-Fernández
ED  - Steven W. Kerrigan
Y1  - 2013-06-27
PY  - 2013
T1  - History of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Protocols for Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Dental Procedures
N2  - Endocarditis is an inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves. It can be due to a non-infectious cause but when the inflammation is associated with an infection, usually bacterial, it is known as infective endocarditis. It is typically characterized by the development of a large septic thrombus on one of the cardiac valves. As this thrombus grows, it can lead to valve failure or may fragment forming a septic embolus that is associated with high mortality if the target of the embolus is the brain, heart or lung. This book reviews multi-organ complications associated with Infective endocarditis including significant recent advances in molecular mechanisms underlying thrombus formation on the cardiac valve, anti-microbial treatment and surgery.
BT  - Recent Advances in Infective Endocarditis
SP  - Ch. 4
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/56118
DO  - 10.5772/56118
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-19
ER  -