Endocarditis

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Endocarditis
Mitral valve vegetations in a patient with bacterial endocarditis.
ICD-10	I33
ICD-9	421
DiseasesDB	4224
MeSH	D004696

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Clinical Trials
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Michael W. Tempelhof M.D.

Related Key Words and Synonyms: Infective Endocarditis(IE), Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), Acute bacterial endocarditis, fungal endocarditis, nosocomial infective endocarditis, intravenous drug abuse endocarditis, intravenous drug abuse infective endocarditis, Prosthetic valve endocarditis, pacemaker endocarditis infective endocarditis, endocardial infection, native valve endocarditis, HACEK endocarditis, bloodstream infection, marantic endocarditis

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

Prognosis

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