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Endocarditis is a rare and potentially fatal infection of the inner lining of the heart (the endocardium). It's most commonly caused by bacteria entering ... Skiptomaincontent Home HealthAtoZ BacktoHealthAtoZ Overview - Endocarditis Contents Overview Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Endocarditisisarareandpotentiallyfatalinfectionoftheinnerliningoftheheart(theendocardium).It'smostcommonlycausedbybacteriaenteringthebloodandtravellingtotheheart. Althoughtheheartisusuallywellprotectedagainstinfection, itmaybeeasierforbacteriatobypass theimmunesysteminpeoplewhohave: anartificial (prosthetic)heartvalve–valvereplacementsurgeryisincreasinglybeingusedwhenpeopleexperiencenarrowingofoneoftheirheartvalves congenitalheartdisease– whereapersonisbornwithheartdefects hypertrophiccardiomyopathy –wheretheheartmusclecellshaveenlargedandthewallsoftheheartchambersthicken damagedheartvalves –becauseofinfectionorheartdisease Peoplewhoinjectdrugsarealsomorelikelytodevelopendocarditis. Findoutmoreaboutthecausesofendocarditis Symptomsofendocarditis Theinitialsymptomsofendocarditisaresimilartofluandinclude: ahightemperature chills headache jointandmusclepain Withouttreatment,theinfectiondamagestheheartvalvesanddisruptsthenormalflowofbloodthroughtheheart. Thistriggersarangeoflife-threateningcomplications,suchas: heartfailure–wheretheheartisunabletopumpenoughbloodaroundthebodytoproperlymeetthebody'sdemands stroke –wherethesupplyofbloodtothebrainbecomesdisrupted Findoutmoreaboutthesymptomsofendocarditis Treatingendocarditis Endocarditisistreatedwithacourseofantibioticsgivenviaadrip.You'llneedtobeadmittedtohospitalforthis. Somepeoplealsoneedsurgerytorepairorreplaceadamagedheartvalveordrainawayanyabscessesthatdevelop. Endocarditisisaseriousillness,especiallyifcomplicationsdevelop.Earlydiagnosisandtreatmentisvitaltoimprovetheoutlookforthecondition. Findoutmoreaboutthetreatmentofendocarditis Who'saffected EndocarditisisarareconditioninEngland,eveninthosewithahigherrisk. It'smorecommoninolderpeople,withhalfofallcasesdevelopinginpeopleagedover50. Butcasesofendocarditishavebeenrecordedinchildren,particularlythosebornwithcongenitalheartdisease. Twiceasmanymenareaffectedaswomen. Althoughitmaysoundstrange,ratesofendocarditisareincreasingbecauseofadvancesinmedicalcare. Thisisbecausethere'sanincreasingnumberofpeoplebeingtreatedwithvalvereplacementsurgeryorsurgerytorepaircongenitalheartdisease. Pagelastreviewed:27February2019 Nextreviewdue:27February2022 Next : Symptoms

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