Infective Endocarditis Complicating Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Really Unnecessary?

Title:Infective Endocarditis Complicating Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Really Unnecessary?

Volume: 9 Issue: 4

Author(s): Ahmet Guler, Soe M. Aung, Beytullah Cakal, Can Y. Karabay, Yeliz Guler and Cevat Kirma

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Keywords: Infective endocarditis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, prophylaxis.

Abstract: Infective endocarditis is a relatively rare complication of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Infective endocarditis in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is almost always seen in patients with outflow obstruction and is more common in those with both outflow obstruction and atrial dilatation. We present a case of culture negative mitral valve endocarditis in a previously asymptomatic woman with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who died in the course of the disease.

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Guler Ahmet, Aung M. Soe, Cakal Beytullah, Karabay Y. Can, Guler Yeliz and Kirma Cevat, Infective Endocarditis Complicating Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Really Unnecessary?, Current Cardiology Reviews 2013; 9 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573403X09666131202142312