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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Risk factors for endocarditis include [[prosthetic heart valves]], [[valvular heart disease]], [[congenital heart disease]], intravenous drug use, | Risk factors for endocarditis include [[prosthetic heart valves]], [[valvular heart disease]], [[congenital heart disease]], [[intravenous]] drug use, age-related degenerative valvular lesions, [[immunosuppression]], and [[colon cancer]].<ref name=abc> Infective endocarditis. Wikipedia (2015). URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infective_endocarditis#Pathogenesis Accessed on September 22, 2015</ref> | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of endocarditis are:<ref name=abc> Infective endocarditis. Wikipedia (2015). URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infective_endocarditis#Pathogenesis Accessed on September 22, 2015</ref> | Common risk factors in the development of endocarditis are:<ref name=abc> Infective endocarditis. Wikipedia (2015). URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infective_endocarditis#Pathogenesis Accessed on September 22, 2015</ref> | ||
*Prosthetic heart | *[[Prosthetic heart valve]]s | ||
* | *Valvular heart disease | ||
*Intravenous drug abuse | *[[Intravenous]] drug abuse | ||
*Intracardiac devices, such as [[implantable cardioverter-defibrillators]] | *Intracardiac devices, such as [[implantable cardioverter-defibrillators]] | ||
*Age-related degenerative valvular lesions | *Age-related degenerative valvular lesions | ||
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*[[Diabetes mellitus]] | *[[Diabetes mellitus]] | ||
*[[HIV/AIDS]] | *[[HIV/AIDS]] | ||
*Immunosuppression | *[[Immunosuppression]] | ||
*[[Colon cancer]] | *[[Colon cancer]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maliha Shakil, M.D. [2]
Overview
Risk factors for endocarditis include prosthetic heart valves, valvular heart disease, congenital heart disease, intravenous drug use, age-related degenerative valvular lesions, immunosuppression, and colon cancer.[1]
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of endocarditis are:[1]
- Prosthetic heart valves
- Valvular heart disease
- Intravenous drug abuse
- Intracardiac devices, such as implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
- Age-related degenerative valvular lesions
- Hemodialysis
- Congenital heart disease
- History of rheumatic heart disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- HIV/AIDS
- Immunosuppression
- Colon cancer
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Infective endocarditis. Wikipedia (2015). URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infective_endocarditis#Pathogenesis Accessed on September 22, 2015