Endocarditis Definition

Endocarditis Sentence Examples

• Prosthetic valve endocarditis is inflammation that occurs as a complication of the implantation of an artificial valve in the heart.

• Patients with prosthetic heart valves or who have had one previous episode of infective endocarditis should receive chemoprophylaxis according to the current UK recommendations.

• For our 7th issue, Black Poppy wanted to pick his brains about his experience of having endocarditis.

• Anyone can develop endocarditis, but you are most at risk if you have underlying heart valve disease or have certain congenital heart diseases.

• Less common types of potentially fatal infections include infective endocarditis.