Endocarditis

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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Articles
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Evidence Based Medicine
Cochrane Collaboration on Endocarditis Bandolier on Endocarditis TRIP on Endocarditis
Clinical Trials
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Guidelines / Policies / Govt
US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Endocarditis NICE Guidance on Endocarditis NHS PRODIGY Guidance FDA on Endocarditis CDC on Endocarditis
Books
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Commentary
Blogs on Endocarditis
Definitions
Definitions of Endocarditis
Patient Resources / Community
Patient resources on Endocarditis Discussion groups on Endocarditis Patient Handouts on Endocarditis Directions to Hospitals Treating Endocarditis Risk calculators and risk factors for Endocarditis
Healthcare Provider Resources
Symptoms of Endocarditis Causes & Risk Factors for Endocarditis Diagnostic studies for Endocarditis Treatment of Endocarditis
Continuing Medical Education (CME)
CME Programs on Endocarditis
International
Endocarditis en Espanol Endocarditis en Francais
Business
Endocarditis in the Marketplace Patents on Endocarditis
Experimental / Informatics
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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

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

External Links and Patient Resources

• A.H.A. Patient Information for Infective Endocarditis

Acknowledgements

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

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