Table 7.
The highest risk patients for infective endocarditis
| 1. Prosthetic cardiac valve |
| 2. Previous IE |
| 3. Selected congenital heart disease • Nonrepaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, including palliative shunts and conduits • Repaired (surgically/by catheter intervention) congenital heart defect with prosthetic material or device during the first 6 months after the procedure (until endothelialization occurs) • Repaired congenital heart disease with residual defects at the side or adjacent to the site of a prosthetic patch or device |