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Regurgitación mitral aguda - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Insuficiencia mitral; Insuficiencia mitral aguda

Prevención:

El tratamiento oportuno de trastornos que puedan causar la regurgitación mitral reduce su riesgo.

Cualquier procedimiento invasivo, incluyendo limpieza y trabajos dentales, puede introducir bacterias en el torrente sanguíneo. Las bacterias pueden infectar una válvula mitral dañada, ocasionando endocarditis. La persona siempre le debe comentar al médico y al odontólogo si tiene antecedentes de valvulopatía cardíaca o de cardiopatía antes del tratamiento. Tomar antibióticos antes de un procedimiento dental u otros procedimientos invasivos puede disminuir el riesgo de endocarditis.

Corte transversal por el medio del corazón

Reviewed last on: 5/4/2010
Issam Mikati, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Karchmer AW. Infectious endocarditis. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2007:chap 63.

Nishimura RA, Carabello BA, Faxon DP, et al. ACC/AHA 2008 Guideline update on valvular heart disease: focused update on infective endocarditis: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52:676-685.

Fullerton DA, Harken AH. Acquired heart disease: valvular. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 28th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 62.

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