Patients with specific cardiac conditions such as valvular heart disease and congenital abnormalities, or those requiring a pacemaker, should practice good dental and skin hygiene to help prevent rare but potentially deadly infections of the heart's inner lining and valves, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on infective endocarditis, published online today in European Heart Journal. 1 "Infective endocarditis is an uncommon but very serious disease that can present with many different symptoms, and thus may be challenging to diagnose," said Guidelines task force chairperson Professor Michael Borger of Leipzig Heart Centre, Germany.
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