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Descriptor English: Endocarditis
Descriptor Spanish: Endocarditis
Descriptor endocarditis
Scope note: Inflamación del revestimiento interno del corazón (ENDOCARDIO), la membrana continua que reviste las cuatro cavidades y las VÁLVULAS CARDIACAS. Con frecuencia está causada por microorganismos que comprenden bacterias, virus, hongos y rickettsias. Sin tratamiento, la endocarditis puede dañar las válvulas cardiacas y poner en peligro la vida del paciente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Endocardite
Descriptor French: Endocardite
Entry term(s): Endocardite infectieuse
Tree number(s): C14.280.282
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004696
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: rheumatic endocarditis: index under RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE (IM) + ENDOCARDITIS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 4777
Unique ID: D004696
NLM Classification: WG 285
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Endocardite - Preferred
Concept UI M0007392
Preferred term Endocardite
Endocardite infectieuse - Narrower
Concept UI M0502023
Preferred term Endocardite infectieuse



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