Infective Endocarditis

Infective Endocarditis - Causes and Risk Factors

Risk factors include prosthetic heart valves, intracardiac devices, diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, intravenous drug use.

Infective Endocarditis - Post-surgery care

Infective Endocarditis - Other Information

Updated on 2017-03-29T16:00:00Z
Article contributed by Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore

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