Clients at risk for infective endocarditis include those with all of the following except:

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Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, heart valves, or cardiac prosthesis resulting from microbial invasion. Clients with rheumatic heart disease, valvular heart defects, prosthetic heart valves, and previous episodes of endocarditis are at risk for infection. Patients with a previous history of endocarditis are susceptible to recurrence. Artificial heart valves are at risk for infection. Heart transplants are at high risk for developing infection.

Clients at Risk for Infective Endocarditis Include Those with All