Endocarditis

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Heart, section through the middle

Heart, front view

Janeway lesion - close-up

Janeway lesion on the finger

Heart valves

Overview

Symptoms

Treatment

Prevention

Endocarditis

Alternative Names:

Valve infection

Prevention:

Preventive antibiotics are often given to people with predisposing heart conditions before dental procedures or surgeries involving the respiratory, urinary, or intestinal tract. Continued medical follow-up is advised for people with a history of endocarditis.

Review Date: 2/13/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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