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Article: Endocarditis, Infectious
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Endocarditis, Infectious
What Is Endocarditis?
What Causes Endocarditis?
Who Gets Endocarditis?
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Endocarditis?
How Do Doctors Diagnose and Treat Endocarditis?
Do People Recover from Endocarditis?
How Is Endocarditis Prevented?
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Infectious endocarditis (in-FEK-shus en-do-kar-DYE-tis) is an inflammation of the valves and internal lining of the chambers of the heart, known as the endocardium (en-doh-KAR-dee-um), caused by an infection.
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Bacteremia
Cardiovascular system
Endocardium
Heart valve
What Is Endocarditis?
The heart has four chambers and four valves that ...