Key result
A 42-year-old patient with a prosthetic aortic valve developed splenorenal infarction secondary to septic emboli after undergoing a dental procedure without endocarditis prophylaxis.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights the critical importance of eliciting a thorough patient history and adhering to guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis in high-risk patients undergoing invasive dental procedures.
Supports prophylaxis adherence in prosthetic valve patients; hypothesis-generating for endocarditis prevention.
Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the endothelial surface of the heart, including heart valves and is potentially life threatening. Antibiotic prophylaxis is indicated prior to invasive procedures in patients with certain high-risk cardiac conditions and thorough history needs to be elicited prior to performing such procedures. Herein, we present a case of splenorenal infarction secondary to septic emboli in a 42-year-old patient with prosthetic aortic valve who underwent a dental procedure without endocarditis prophylaxis.
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Koratala et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Infective endocarditis (n=1). A 42-year-old patient with a prosthetic aortic valve developed splenorenal infarction secondary to septic emboli after undergoing a dental procedure without endocarditis prophylaxis.
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