 Endocarditis
"Endocarditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (ENDOCARDIUM), the continuous membrane lining the four chambers and HEART VALVES. It is often caused by microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and rickettsiae. Left untreated, endocarditis can damage heart valves and become life-threatening.
| Descriptor ID |
D004696
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.282
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| Concept/Terms |
Infective Endocarditis- Infective Endocarditis
- Endocarditides, Infective
- Endocarditis, Infective
- Infective Endocarditides
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| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Endocarditis" by people in Profiles.
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Josephson L. Infective endocarditis: a review for nurses. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2014 Nov-Dec; 33(6):327-40.
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Pearce MM, Theodoropoulos N, Mandel MJ, Brown E, Reed KD, Cianciotto NP. Legionella cardiaca sp. nov., isolated from a case of native valve endocarditis in a human heart. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2012 Dec; 62(Pt 12):2946-54.
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Kitkungvan D, Suri J, Spodick D. Complete atrioventricular block: a rare presentation of mitral valve endocarditis. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Jan; 22(1):E1-2.
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Nishimura RA, Carabello BA, Faxon DP, Freed MD, Lytle BW, O'Gara PT, O'Rourke RA, Shah PM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Chatterjee K, de Leon AC, Faxon DP, Freed MD, Gaasch WH, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, O'Gara PT, O'Rourke RA, Otto CM, Shah PM, Shanewise JS, Smith SC, Jacobs AK, Buller CE, Creager MA, Ettinger SM, Krumholz HM, Kushner FG, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, Page RL, Tarkington LG, Yancy CW. ACC/AHA 2008 guideline update on valvular heart disease: focused update on infective endocarditis: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Sep 1; 72(3):E1-12.
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Vaideeswar P, Jawale RM, Tullu M. Isolated infective endocarditis of the pulmonary valve: an autopsy analysis of nine cases. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2009 Jul-Aug; 18(4):231-5.
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Khan AH, Spodick DH. Rheumatoid heart disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 1972; 1(4):327-37.
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