Table 21. Recommendations for Antibiotic Endocarditis Prophylaxis for
Patients With Mitral Valve Prolapse Undergoing Procedures Associated
With Bacteremia*
Indication
|
Class |
|
1. |
Patients with characteristic systolic click-murmur complex. |
I |
2. |
Patients with isolated systolic click and echocardiographic evidence of MVP and MR. |
I |
3. |
Patients with isolated systolic click, echocardiographic evidence of high-risk MVP. |
IIa |
4. |
Patients with isolated systolic click and equivocal or no evidence of MVP. |
III |
|
1 These procedures are defined in the American Heart
Association guidelines for prevention of endocarditis5 and
in the full-text version of these guidelines.