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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
PNR
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PNR
by ely-MARTINEZ, Sep 14, 1998 12:00AM
@My father (78)has been diagnosed with PNR. Last year
after a life time of low cholestrol levels (still)
he had a quintuple bypass. I sense that since the
desease is so rare doctors often over look it as a
factor in diagnosis.
what kind of things should we be looking for?
For example, they always say he should take
antibiotics before dental work.
Why? What if he didn't or what if it didn't work?
what are we protecting him from when he takes those?
He had extensive dental work about 6 months before
the heart problems showed up. He really needs to go
to the dentist again.
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Dear Elly:
I am not familiar with the abbreviation PNR. There is a rheumatologic disease abbreviated PMR. Write back with what disease you are referring to and I will try to answer your question.
Antibiotics before dental procedures are generally recommended for patients with diseased or damaged heart valves in order to prevent infection of these valves, which would be a serious thing.
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