Risk Factor For Infective Endocarditis Prosthetic Mitral Valve
The heart is made up of three cellular layers: the epicardium (outermost layer), the myocardium (middle, muscular layer), and the endocardium (innermost layer).
The endocardium lines all of the chambers and valves of the heart, and its cells are continuous with those of blood...
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