Topic Overview

Endocarditis

Endocarditis, or infective endocarditis (IE), is inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. Learn the causes, who's at risk, and how it's treated.

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Definition

Endocarditis, or infective endocarditis (IE), is inflammation of the inner lining of the heart. Learn the causes, who's at risk, and how it's treated.

Concept record

Canonical title: Endocarditis
Alphabetical key: E
Category: Educational Resource
Content type: Topic Overview
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations: None recorded for this concept yet.
Article status: Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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