Yes, but tell your dentist you are pregnant so an appropriate one can be prescribed. The consequences of not taking it do not bear thinking about. ----
Not related specifically to the pregnancy issue - but to the need for antibiotics if you have mitral valve prolapse. I used to take antibiotics before dental work. Guidelines have recently changed. Here's some important information from the American Heart Association. Note especially the bold text. The American Dental Association has basically the same information.
"Most people with mitral valve prolapse don't have symptoms, won't have problems and won't need treatment. However, those who have leaky (regurgitant) prolapsing valves are at increased risk of developing an infection of the lining of the heart or heart valve known as endocarditis. In the past, some people with MVP have been given antibiotics before certain dental or surgical procedures to help prevent an infection called bacterial endocarditis (BE). However, the American Heart Association no longer recommends routine antibiotics before dental procedures except for patients at the highest level of risk for BE, such as patients with a prosthetic cardiac valve, patients who have had BE before, or patients with specific types of congenital Heart disease. Also, the American Heart Association no longer recommends routine antibiotics to prevent BE in patients undergoing procedures of the gastrointestinal or genitourinary tract.
Medicine may be used in a small number of MVP patients with chest pain, angina pectoris or abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias)." Usually, amoxicillin is given before dental work when indicated. Mitral valve prolapse only requires antibiotic prophylaxis for dental work if there is a persistent murmur.
you need to ask your dentist BEFORE going in.. or at least discuss it with your doctor
Damaged heart valves are easily infected. Anytime a procedure is contemplated that might allow infectious organisms to enter the blood, the person with mitral valve insufficiency should take antibiotics to prevent possible infection.
According to the latest revisions of the AHA guidelines, (2007) most mitral valve prolapse patients do not require antibiotic coverage prior to dental treatment.
It was once required that anyone with MVP should be pre-medicated before any dental procedures. Now according to new guidelines from the American Heart Association it is no longer advised except where regurgitation of the valve is present or for more serious heart defects, disease, valve issues. HOWEVER, it is my opinion that it is better to be safe than sorry. In the end you should discuss this with both your doctor and dentist before taking medication or treatments. Between the 3 of you, a decision can be made to suit your unique situation. As to your question : I recently had dental cleaning done and I also have MVP. My dentist had me pre-med with 1000 mg of Erythrocin 1 hour before. Please bare in mind all dentists are different and advise different things.
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently modified the protocols for prophylaxis antibiotic coverage. Many patients (in fact, the vast majority) who were routinely pre-medicated before dental treatment are no longer pre-medicated. To determine whether antibiotic coverage is appropriate for you, check with your cardiologist or dentist.
Echocardiograms (ultrasounds of the heart) have gotten so sensitive that they often identify small things that are of no consequence. This is one of them. It is possible that it is causing a murmur that the doctor can hear but otherwise it is of no consequence. It should not cause symptoms or future heart problems. It should not be a reason to restrict sports participation and it does not require antibiotics before dental procedures. The Mitral valve is the valve between the top chamber of the left heart (the atria) and the large chamber (the ventricle) that squeezes the blood out to the body which can be felt as the pulse. Regurgitation means that some of the blood is leaking backward across the valve. The fact that it is described as trivial means that it is a very small amount that should not cause problems.
The only possible way to prevent mitral valve insufficiency is to prevent rheumatic fever. This can be done by evaluating sore throats for the presence of the bacteria that causes strep throat. Strep throat is easily treated with antibiotics.
Mitral stenosis
Mitral commissurotomy is used to repair mitral stenosis associated with rheumatic disease.
yes! i have it worse i have not only that but also mitral valve prolapse mitral regurgitation.
Mitral stenosis is the medical term meaning narrowing of the mitral valve.
Mitral insufficiency is a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly. It is also called mitral regurgitation and more info can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitral_regurgitationMitral
Mitral regurgitation is backflow of blood through the mitral valve.