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endocarditis

endocarditis

6 9.1
A serious infection that makes the heart's inner lining and valves swollen
  • noun
  • /ˌɛndəʊkɑːrˈdaɪtɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : endocarditis
  • Herein, we report a case of fatal infective endocarditis in a pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome.
  • infective endocarditis
  • bacterial endocarditis
  • an endocarditis infection

Examples

  • To our best knowledge, this case is the first reported case of infective endocarditis during pregnancy in a Marfan patient.

    Academic text (2007)
  • However, because patients with MVP may have serious complications such as infectious endocarditis, routine physical examinations are needed.

    Academic text (2007)
  • So it was a clear case of endocarditis.

  • Until now, only one such case of endocarditis has been reported in the literature.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Which could lead to sepsis or endocarditis.

  • Although the splints were unlikely to have caused this patient's endocarditis, we have since kept their use to a minimum.

    Academic text (1998)
  • The incidence of endocarditis in MVP patients is 3 to 8 times that of the normal population.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Serious infectious complications, particularly endocarditis, following nasal surgery are rare.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Infective endocarditis is rare in pregnancy but can have devastating consequences for both mother and fetus.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Patients exhibiting symptoms of endocarditis may experience fever and fatigue as the illness progresses.

Compounds

An infection of the inner lining of the heart and its valves caused by bacteria that develops slowly

How Extensive

pancarditis
  • Specialized
9.9
myocarditis
  • Specialized
1 8.4
endocarditis
  • Specialized
6 9.1
pericarditis
  • Specialized
3 8.5

Surface Forms

endocarditis singular

Morphology

endocarditis = endocardium (opaque) = endo + cardi + itis

The formation from 'endocardium' + '-itis' is a regular medical suffixation indicating inflammation of the named tissue.

Etymology

Endocarditis comes from three parts: endo- meaning 'inside', cardia meaning 'heart', and -itis meaning 'inflammation', the same ending you see in tonsillitis. So endocarditis literally means 'inflammation inside the heart', which explains the medical meaning of the word.