Abstract
In 2007 American Heart Association upgraded the guideline concerning prevention of infective endocarditis in different invasive procedures from 1997. This change concerns also digestive endoscopy mainly in choice of patients who are indicated to receive antibiotic prophylaxis before the procedure but only at the time of undergoing gastrointestinal infection.
The review also deals with other indications of antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal endoscopy, that were modified as well (new ASGE guideline).