Endocarditis Treatment
Prevention
If you are at high risk of endocarditis because of a damaged heart valve or other medical problem, tell your doctor and dentist. To prevent endocarditis, your doctor and dentist may prescribe antibiotics before you have any medical or dental procedure in which bacteria have a chance of entering your blood. Antibiotics usually are given to people with artificial valves, people who had endocarditis in the past and people with other high-risk conditions. People with mitral valve...
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Endocarditis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Endocarditis is an inflammation or infection of the endocardium, which is the inner lining of the heart muscle and, most commonly, the heart valves.... Read more »
Endocarditis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Endocarditis is inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves (endocardium).See also:Culture-negative... Read more »
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE) is a bacterial infection that produces growths on the endocardium (the cells lining the inside of the heart).... Read more »
Infectious endocarditis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Infectious endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart chambers and heart valves that is caused by bacteria, fungi, or other infectious... Read more »
Culture-negative endocarditis
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Culture-negative endocarditis is an infection and inflammation of the lining of one or more heart valves in which no endocarditis-causing germs can... Read more »
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