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Directory1.comEndocarditis is an infection of the heart valves and parts of the inside lining of the heart muscle (known as the "endocardium"). This is an uncommon, but not rare, infection. It is often very serious.
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Endocarditis is a term which describes inflammation and/or infection of the lining (the endocardium) that comprises the inner surface of the heart. Endocarditis commonly affects heart valves, but may also involve non-valvular areas and/or mechanical devices that are implanted in the heart such as artificial heart valves, pacemakers, or implantable defibrillators.
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Endocarditis is a medical term that refers to infection of a heart valve. Although several different types of organisms can cause endocarditis, it is usually caused by a bacterial infection.
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Infective endocarditis is a rare but potentially devastating infection of the native endocardium, hear valves, or blood vessels. As the incidence of rheumatic heart disease has decreased, children with congenital heart disease now constitute the primary patient population at risk for endocarditis. Endocarditis can involve prosthetic heart valves, aortopulmonary shunts, surgical patches, or chronic indwelling catheters.
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An infection of the lining of the heart's chambers or the heart's valves.
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Infective endocarditis (IE) carries a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Rapid diagnosis, effective treatment, and prompt recognition of complications are essential to good patient outcome.
http://www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/98/25/2936
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Infective endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart (endocardium) and usually also of the heart valves. Infective endocarditis affects twice as many men as women of all ages but 8 times as many older men as older women.
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The recommendations in this article reflect analyses of relevant literature regarding procedure-related endocarditis, in vitro susceptibility data of pathogens causing endocarditis, results of prophylactic studies in animal models of endocarditis, and retrospective analyses of human endocarditis cases in terms of antibiotic prophylaxis usage patterns and apparent prophylaxis failures.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/96/1/358
Learn about endocarditis, a serious infection of one of the four heart valves. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, weakness, chills, aching muscles and joints, night sweats.
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