Endocarditis risk factors
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Risk factors for endocarditis include prosthetic heart valves, valvular heart disease of native valves, congenital heart disease, intravenous drug use and colon cancer.
Risk Factors
The following are risk factors for the development of endocarditis:
- Prosthetic (artificial) heart valves
- Intracardiac devices, such as Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
- Age-related degenerative valvular lesions
- Hemodialysis
- Congenital heart disease (atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and others)
- Heart valve problems (such as mitral insufficiency)
- History of rheumatic heart disease
- Intravenous drug users are also at risk for this condition, because unsterile needles can cause bacteria to enter the bloodstream.
- Colon cancer for Streptococcus bovis
- Diabetes mellitus
- HIV/AIDS
- Immunosuppression