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Endocarditis is a lesion that forms on heart valves after being damaged by infection. It is the inflammation of the inner layer of the heart.
This infection causes swelling and muscle damage to the heart. It can also damage the heart valves in a way that keeps the blood from moving through the heart normally. The infection can cause heart valve leaflets to stick together, which narrows the valve opening. Also, the infection can scar the valves.
The disease is called rheumatic heart disease. It is an autoimmune disease that follows an untreated bout of pharyngitis (sore, inflamed throat) caused by an infection with the bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes.
To correct damage to the mitral, aortic, pulmonary, or tricuspid heart valves caused by a systemic infection, endocarditis, rheumatic heart disease, a congenital heart defect, or mitral and/or aortic valve disease.
Infection of vessels and heart valves is a special characteristic of C. fetus.
Commonly associated with rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease caused by inadequate treatment of a streptococcal infection. An autoimmune reaction occurs, leading to inflammation and damage to heart valves.
It does serious damage to the valves in the Heart.
Damage to heart valves would cause backflow of the blood meaning the heart would be unable to supply parts of the body with oxygen. In serious cases this could lead to stoke or heart attacks.
Commonly associated with rheumatic fever, an inflammatory disease caused by inadequate treatment of a streptococcal infection. An autoimmune reaction occurs, leading to inflammation and damage to heart valves.
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You get acute rheumatic fever after about three weeks of acute streptococcal pharyngitis. In rheumatic fever, you get inflamed joints and heart valves involvement. Usually the mitral and aortic valves are affected in rheumatic fever.
The mitral and aortic valves may also be affected by deposits of calcium in the heart that occurs with aging. This can lead to thickening and leakage of heart valves. Heart attacks also can damage the mitral valve structures.