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Cardiac Valve Surgery

Evidence for the effect of dental treatment prior cardiac valve surgery (CVS) to reduce postopertive outcomes#

"It is unclear whether postoperative outcomes differ in patients receiving dental treatment before CVS compared with outcomes in those who do not. Dentists and medical care professionals should collaborate on an appropriate course of action for each patient, weighing any potentially relevant care considerations." (From Lockart PB, et al., see below.)

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