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A member asked:
My husband had septicemia, bicusp heart valve, emerge surgery to replace his aortic valve. he had a abscess tooth last week in dr. sweats, double vison?
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See a dentist and: physician asap. He could have septicemia again from the untreated infections in his mouth. The mouth is often the source of bacteria causing infections elsewhere in the body. His replacement valve could be in jeopardy.
Answered 2/5/2018
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