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==[[Endocarditis prognosis|Prognosis]]==
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==External Links and Patient Resources==
 
*[http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4436 A.H.A. Patient Information for Infective Endocarditis]


== Acknowledgements ==
== Acknowledgements ==

Revision as of 17:53, 28 July 2011

Endocarditis
Mitral valve vegetations in a patient with bacterial endocarditis.
ICD-10 I33
ICD-9 421
DiseasesDB 4224
MedlinePlus 001098
eMedicine emerg/164  med/671 ped/2511
MeSH D004696

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Related Key Words and Synonyms: Infective endocarditis, IE, subacute bacterial endocarditis, acute bacterial endocarditis, fungal endocarditis, nosocomial infective endocarditis, NIE, intravenous drug abuse endocarditis, intravenous drug abuse infective endocarditis, IVDA endocarditis, IVDA IE, prosthetic valve endocarditis, PVE, pacemaker endocarditis, PM infective endocarditis, PM IE, endocardial infection, native valve endocarditis, NVE, HACEK infection, bloodstream infection, marantic endocarditis

Overview

Historical Background

Epidemiology and Demographics

Pathophysiology and Etiology

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Criteria | Differential Diagnosis of Underlying Causes | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination and Signs | Laboratory studies | Echocardiography

Treatment

Antibiotic Therapy | Antithrombotic Therapy | Surgical Indications | Surgical Treatment

Prevention

Antibiotic prophylaxis

Natural History and Complications

Prognosis

Acknowledgements

The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D.

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