Endocarditis, Pericarditis and Pericardial Effusion Endocarditis Endocarditis is an inflammation of the cardiac tissue. Predisposing Factors Most commonly occurs with damaged or prosthetic heart valves. A bacterial etiology is the most common and the most common organisms are Strep viridans Staph aureus enterococci Post op valve replacement Infection is most common in the first two […]
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