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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Endocarditis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Endocarditis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Endocardite
Synonyms
English
:
Infective Endocarditis
Endocarditides
Endocarditides, Infective
Endocarditis, Infective
Infective Endocarditides
Tree Number:
C14.280.282
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
rheumatic
endocarditis
: index under
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
(IM) +
ENDOCARDITIS
(IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
4777
Unique Identifier:
D004696
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS
CID-10
LILACS