Thursday, January, 27, 2011

Facts On Endocarditis

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Avoiding endocarditis prophylaxis at your next dental appointment

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch Health Expert

Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) is an infection that centers on the inner surfaces of the heart, usually on valvular tissue. Because the infection is so central, and affects such a vital part of the body and is extremely dangerous. Before the advent of antibiotics, this condition was always fatal. Since antibiotics have been discovered the mortality rates have decreased, but there still is quite a significant risk of morbid events. In fact, SBE is often discovered at the time of a major st...

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Endocarditis
... Definition Endocarditis is inflammation of the inside lining of the heart chambers and heart valves (endocardium). See also: Read more »
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis
... Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE) is a bacterial infection that produces growths on the endocardium (the cells lining the inside Read more »
Endocarditis
... Endocarditis is an inflammation or infection of the endocardium, which is the inner lining of the heart muscle and, Read more »
Culture-negative endocarditis
... Definition Culture-negative endocarditis in an infection and inflammation of the lining of one or more heart valves in which no endocarditis-causing Read more »
Infectious endocarditis
... Definition Infectious endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart chambers and heart valves that is caused by bacteria, fungi, Read more »

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