Endocarditis: Inflammatory alterations of the endocardium of ones heart. See free access online books about Endocarditis below. See detailed information below for a list of 67 causes of Endocarditis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.
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Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Endocarditis as a symptom include:
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causes of Endocarditis
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Endocarditis: Inflammation of the endocardium. SYN: encarditis.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Exudative and proliferative inflammatory alterations of the endocardium, characterized by the presence of vegetations on the surface of the endocardium or in the endocardium itself, and most commonly involving a heart valve, but sometimes affecting the inner lining of the cardiac chambers or the endocardium elsewhere. It may occur as a primary disorder or as a complication of or in association with another disease. (Dorland, 27th ed)
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the endocardium and heart valves
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Exudative and proliferative inflammatory alterations of the endocardium, characterized by the presence of vegetations on the surface of the endocardium or in the endocardium itself, and most commonly involving a heart valve, but sometimes affecting the inner lining of the cardiac chambers or the endocardium elsewhere; may occur as a primary disorder or as a complication of or in association with another disease.
- (Source - CRISP)
The list below shows some of the causes of Endocarditis mentioned in various sources:
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This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Endocarditis. Of the 67 causes of Endocarditis that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
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The following list of conditions have 'Endocarditis' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.
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Medical Conditions associated with Endocarditis:
Heart symptoms (2438 causes)
Symptoms related to Endocarditis:
Pericarditis (10 causes), Heart symptoms (2438 causes), Cardiomyopathy (64 causes), Inflammation, Infective endocarditis, Septal vegetation, Heart valves, Endocardium
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