Table 6.

Cardiac Conditions Requiring Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent Bacterial Endocarditis when Performing Any “Nonclean” Interventional Radiologic Procedure

Prosthetic cardiac valves, including bioprosthetic and homograft valves

Previous bacterial endocarditis, even in the absence of heart disease

Most congenital cardiac malformations

Surgically constructed systemic pulmonary shunts or conduits

Rheumatic and other acquired valvular dysfunction, even after valvular surgery

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Mitral valve prolapse with valvular regurgitation and/or thickened leaflets

Adapted from Dajani et al.⁶¹