 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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Endocarditis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Endocarditis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Endocarditis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Castillo Almeida NE, Gurram P, Esquer Garrigos Z, Mahmood M, Baddour LM, Sohail MR. Diagnostic imaging in infective endocarditis: a contemporary perspective. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2020 09; 18(9):911-925.
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Phelan PS. A Janeway Lesson. Int J Dermatol. 2018 09; 57(9):1145-1146.
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Rutlen C, Vallurupalli S. Chamber-Made: Mural Endocarditis. Am J Med. 2018 08; 131(8):918-921.
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Lluri G, Levi DS, Miller E, Hageman A, Sinha S, Sadeghi S, Reemtsen B, Laks H, Biniwale R, Salem M, Fishbein GA, Aboulhosn J. Incidence and outcome of infective endocarditis following percutaneous versus surgical pulmonary valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 02 01; 91(2):277-284.
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Pant S, Patel S, Patel N, Deshmukh A, Mehta JL. Reply: Caveat Emptor: Antibiotics, Endocarditis, and Statistical Artifacts. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 05 03; 67(17):2090-1.
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Pant S, Deshmukh A, Mehta JL. Reply: neglecting enterococci may lead to a misinterpretation of the consequences of last changes in endocarditis prophylaxis American Heart Association guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Nov 10; 66(19):2157.
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Hays LH. Infective endocarditis: call for education of adults with CHD: review of the evidence. Cardiol Young. 2016 Mar; 26(3):426-30.
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Pant S, Deshmukh A, Badheka A, Mehta JL. Reply: Hospitalizations for Endocarditis in the United States. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Oct 20; 66(16):1847-1848.
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Pant S, Deshmukh A, Mehta JL. Reply: Trends in Infective Endocarditis: Incidence, Microbiology, and Valve Replacement in the United States From 2000 to 2011: The Devil Is in the Details. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Sep 08; 66(10):1202-3.
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Pant S, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Golwala H, Patel N, Badheka A, Hirsch GA, Mehta JL. Trends in infective endocarditis incidence, microbiology, and valve replacement in the United States from 2000 to 2011. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 May 19; 65(19):2070-6.
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Boils CL, Nasr SH, Walker PD, Couser WG, Larsen CP. Update on endocarditis-associated glomerulonephritis. Kidney Int. 2015 Jun; 87(6):1241-9.
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Bielefeld K, O'Connor MJ, Collins RT. Primary purulent pericarditis and secondary endocarditis: a case report. Cardiol Young. 2014 Jun; 24(3):563-6.
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Almomani A, Siddiqui K, Ahmad M. Echocardiography in patients with complications related to pacemakers and cardiac defibrillators. Echocardiography. 2014 Mar; 31(3):388-99.
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