Endocarditis

Endocarditis
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(n´´dkrd´ts), bacterial or fungal infection of the endocardium (inner lining of the heart) that can be either acute or subacute.
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Endocarditis
Definition
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.
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Endocarditis - infectious
Causes, incidence, and risk factors:
Infectious endocarditis is an inflammation of the heart valves. It can affect the heart muscle (myocarditis) or the lining of the heart (pericarditis).
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Endocarditis is an infection and inflammation of the heart's inner lining (endocardium). It is most common in people who have a damaged, diseased, or artificial heart valve.
See an illustration of endocarditis.
What causes endocarditis?
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Endocarditis infecciosa
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Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart. This infection can occur in any person (infant, child or adult) who has heart disease present at birth (congenital heart disease), or can occur in people without heart disease.
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Endocarditis
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Multiple new abscesses ("seeding" of infection)
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Inflammation or infection of the inside of the heart, often including the heart valves.
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Endocarditis
What is the long-term outlook for children with treated congenital heart defects?
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Bacterial endocarditis, infection of the tissues inside the heart, is also associated with subsequent glomerular disease.
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tube; endocardiac; endocardial; endocardial cushion defect; endocardial cushion defects; endocardial cushions; endocardial fibroelastosis; endocardial fibrosis; endocardial murmur; endocardial sclerosis; endocardiography; endocarditic; endocarditis; ...
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infections, such as mononucleosis and endocarditis
bone marrow disorders, such as leukemia
thrombocytopenia, a deficiency of platelets ...
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infective endocarditis
ischemic cardiomyopathy
left-sided heart failure
mesothelioma (malignant)
metastatic cancer to the lung
mitral regurgitation; acute
mitral regurgitation; chronic
mitral valve prolapse
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The most common reasons to use TEE are to diagnose infections of the heart valves (endocarditis), to identify small blood clots in the heart, ...
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The combined effects of a low-grade persistent infection (such as occur with haemolytic Streptococcus viridans or staphylococcal infective endocarditis, or with a parasite such as Plasmodium vivax, or in viral hepatitis), ...
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Children with heart defects are at high risk of developing endocarditis (an infection of the heart lining), so they need antibiotics before having dental work or any type of operation.
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Silzone coating on this series of valves was found in laboratory tests to reduce colonization of microorganisms which may cause endocarditis; studies have not been performed to evaluate its effectiveness in the clinical setting. Mfg: St.
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take the test -- or engage in any other vigorous exercise -- if you have unstable angina; advanced heart failure; severe hypertension (systolic pressure over 200 or diastolic pressure over 110); inflammation of the heart (pericarditis, endocarditis, ...
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Cardiovascular diseases include arteriosclerosis, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, arrhythmia, heart failure, hypertension, orthostatic hypotension, shock, endocarditis, diseases of the aorta and its branches, ...
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Rare complications include excessive uterine bleeding (especially with undiagnosed coagulapathies), uterine perforation (0.1-1.3% risk), bacteremia, septicemia, and endocarditis (all extremely rare) (13,14).
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People with aortic stenosis should receive antibiotics before some invasive investigations (such as bladder cystoscopy), surgery and some dental treatments, to reduce the risk of heart valve infection occurring, called endocarditis.
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Both newborn and adult infections are usually treated by penicillin or ampicillin. Group D streptococcal bacteria are frequently implicated in endocarditis, an inflammation of the interior of the heart.
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The most common cause for mitral regurgitation is rheumatic fever. Other causes include: myocardial infarction, massive calcification of the mitral annulus (in the elderly), lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, infectious endocarditis, ...
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artificial heart valve, a ventricular septal defect, and an atrial septal defect that hasn't been repaired. There is a possibility that an infection associated with an IUD in a woman with one of these conditions could lead to bacterial endocarditis, ...
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