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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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, 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
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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