| Table 14: | ||
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Dental
and Cardiac Risk Factors for Infective Endocarditis
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|
Risk
Factor
|
Cases
(N=273)
|
Controls
(N=273)
|
| Dental prophylaxis |
24
|
23
|
| Extractions |
6
|
0
|
| Gingival surgery |
1
|
0
|
| History of endocarditis |
17
|
1
|
| Cardiac valvular surgery |
37
|
2
|
| Mitral valve prolapse |
52
|
6
|
| Adapted from reference 23 | ||
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2003 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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