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Endocarditis is an inflammatory reaction involving the heart valves. It can be divided into infective and non -infective causes, depending on whether there a micro-organism present in the process. There are several manifestations of endocarditis: | Endocarditis is an inflammatory reaction involving the heart valves. It can be divided into infective and non -infective causes, depending on whether there a micro-organism present in the process. There are several manifestations of endocarditis: | ||
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The treatment consists for infective endocarditis is prolonged administration of antibiotics via the bloodstream. If there is severe damage to the heart valve, or abscess formation around the valve, or there is of complications such as embolization of infected thrombi, surgical valve replacement will be needed. | The treatment consists for infective endocarditis is prolonged administration of antibiotics via the bloodstream. If there is severe damage to the heart valve, or abscess formation around the valve, or there is of complications such as embolization of infected thrombi, surgical valve replacement will be needed. | ||
Click here for | Click [http://www.webshop.hartstichting.nl/producten/producten.aspx?CatID=71&pID=3765 '''here'''] for research by Endocarditis prophylaxis committee of the Dutch Heart Foundation. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||