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What patients require antibiotic prophylaxis according to the American Heart Association?
What patients require antibiotic prophylaxis according to the American Heart Association?
- Patients with mitral valve prolapse
- Patients with prosthetic heart valve (correct)
- Patients with calcified aortic stenosis
- Patients with ventricular septal defect
For which condition is prophylactic antibiotics no longer recommended?
For which condition is prophylactic antibiotics no longer recommended?
- Bicuspid valve disease
- Atrial septal defect
- Rheumatic heart disease
- Mitral valve prolapse (correct)
For how long is antibiotic prophylaxis recommended after the repair of a congenital heart defect with prosthetic material or device?
For how long is antibiotic prophylaxis recommended after the repair of a congenital heart defect with prosthetic material or device?
- 1 month
- 2 years
- 1 year
- 6 months (correct)
Which type of congenital heart disease does not require antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which type of congenital heart disease does not require antibiotic prophylaxis?
What is the recommended regimen for antibiotic prophylaxis?
What is the recommended regimen for antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which patients with heart conditions require antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which patients with heart conditions require antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which type of heart transplant patients require antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which type of heart transplant patients require antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which patients do not require prophylactic antibiotics?
Which patients do not require prophylactic antibiotics?
For which condition is antibiotic prophylaxis formerly but no longer recommended?
For which condition is antibiotic prophylaxis formerly but no longer recommended?
What is the recommendation for antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
What is the recommendation for antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
For which type of congenital heart disease is antibiotic prophylaxis required?
For which type of congenital heart disease is antibiotic prophylaxis required?
Which patients with heart conditions do not require antibiotic prophylaxis?
Which patients with heart conditions do not require antibiotic prophylaxis?
