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1. Infectious endocarditis
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Infectious endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart chambers and heart valves that is caused by bacteria, fungi, or other infectious substances. See also: Culture-negative endocarditis; Endocarditis. • Reviewer: Mark Levin, MD, Division of Infectious Disease, MacNeal Hospital, Berwyn, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
2. Endocarditis
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The endocardium is the inner lining of the heart muscle, which also covers the heart valves. When the endocardium becomes damaged, bacteria from the blood stream can become lodged on the heart valves or heart lining. The resulting infection is known...• Author: Robert Scott Dinsmoor Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
3. Infective Endocarditis
Infective Endocarditis. The prevalence of infective endocarditis is between 1.7 and 4 per 100,000 persons, most commonly affecting men in their fifties. What causes infective endocarditis. Bacteria are usually the source of infective endocarditis. http://www.personalmd.com/news/inf_endo_041100.shtml
4. ENDOCARDITIS (BACTERIALOR INFECTIVE)
Infective endocarditis can come on suddenly and become life-threatening within a matter of days and is called acute infective endocarditis. Infective endocarditis is a serious infection of the endocardium (the smooth interior lining of the heart... http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b1.1.illnesses/ENDOCARDITIS%20(BACTERIAL...
5. Endocarditis
Endocarditis is also called bacterial endocarditis or infectious endocarditis. Recently, the American Heart Association s Endocarditis Committee, with national and international experts on endocarditis, extensively reviewed published studies to... http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=11078 |
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