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What type of growths on the cardiac valves characterizes endocarditis?
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Hear disease
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Why is endocarditis serious?
By damaging the valves or the walls of the heart chambers, endocarditis can interfere with the ability of the heart to do its job
What happens if endocarditis is not treated?
If not discovered and treated, infective endocarditis can permanently damage the heart muscle, especially the valves
Can endocarditis cause emboli?
Another danger associated with endocarditis is that the vegetation formed by bacteria colonizing on heart valves may break off, forming emboli
Lesions that form on heart valves after damage by infection?
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.
What is the medical term meaning Inflammation of the membrane surrounding the heart?
peri-around card-heart itis-inflammation pericarditis. endo-inside, endocarditis, inflammation inside the heart myo-muscle, myocarditis, inflammation of heart musclePericarditis
How bacterial endocarditis effects the circulatory system?
Bacterial endocarditis is infection of the inner lining of the heart caused by bacteria. People with serious valve disease are at greater risk for bacterial endocarditis.
During the isovolumetric relaxation phase of the cardiac cycle the AV valves are and the semilunar valves are?
closed and closed
Can valvular heart disease caused by infective endocarditis be cured?
If the disease further damages heart valves, symptoms may occur for years after initial treatment. Sometimes, endocarditis can result in heart or renal failure. If untreated, it can be fatal.
Can prolonged use of IUD cause septicemia?
No, it generally puts you at a greater risk for pelvic inflammatory disease and endocarditis, an infection of the heart valves.
Fungus that causes the heart muscle lining or valves to be inflamed?
Endocarditis aspergillus fumigatus is the fungus that causes the heart muscle lining and or valves to become inflamed. It is a severe, though rare, complication in cardiological patients.
What mean of cardiac cycle?
the opening and clsoing of valves that creates two beats
When do the AV valve close during the cardiac cycle?
AV valves close during the systole phase of the cardiac cycle.
