 Endocarditis
"Endocarditis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D004696
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.282
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| Concept/Terms |
Infective Endocarditis- Infective Endocarditis
- Endocarditides, Infective
- Endocarditis, Infective
- Infective Endocarditides
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Endocarditis".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Endocarditis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Endocarditis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Endocarditis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Endocarditis" by people in Profiles.
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Majmudar MD, Nahrendorf M. Cardiovascular molecular imaging: the road ahead. J Nucl Med. 2012 May; 53(5):673-6.
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Panagia M, Winston B, Click JW, Sabatine MS, Resnic FS. A rare complication of infective endocarditis. Circulation. 2012 Mar 13; 125(10):1316-7.
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Iung B, Klein I, Mourvillier B, Olivot JM, Détaint D, Longuet P, Ruimy R, Fourchy D, Laurichesse JJ, Laissy JP, Escoubet B, Duval X. Respective effects of early cerebral and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging on clinical decisions in infective endocarditis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Aug; 13(8):703-10.
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Chen RS, Bivens MJ, Grossman SA. Diagnosis and management of valvular heart disease in emergency medicine. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2011 Nov; 29(4):801-10, vii.
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Arvold ND, Hsu L, Chen WY, Benzaquen LR, Weiss SE. Marantic endocarditis with cardioembolic strokes mimicking leptomeningeal metastases in breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Oct 10; 29(29):e743-6.
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Roberts PA, Boudjemline Y, Cheatham JP, Eicken A, Ewert P, McElhinney DB, Hill SL, Berger F, Khan D, Schranz D, Hess J, Ezekowitz MD, Celermajer D, Zahn E. Percutaneous tricuspid valve replacement in congenital and acquired heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jul 5; 58(2):117-22.
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Molina CA, Selim MH. Anticoagulation in patients with stroke with infective endocarditis: the sword of Damocles. Stroke. 2011 Jun; 42(6):1799-800.
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Wu W, He P, Xiong G, Wang HD, Liao KL, Zhang W, Yang K. Bioprosthetic tricuspid valve implantation for active tricuspid valve endocarditis in an adult burn patient. J Heart Valve Dis. 2010 Sep; 19(5):674-5.
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Shiue AB, Stancoven AB, Purcell JB, Pinkston K, Wang A, Khera A, de Lemos JA, Peterson GE. Relation of level of B-type natriuretic peptide with outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Oct 1; 106(7):1011-5.
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Fortescue EB, Lock JE, Galvin T, McElhinney DB. To close or not to close: the very small patent ductus arteriosus. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):354-65.
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