- MedlinePlus: Endocarditis
Presents a definition, illustrations, causes and symptoms, and treatments for Endocarditis. From Medline Medical Encyclopedia.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001098.htm
- HeartPoint: Endocarditis
Discussion of endocarditis and the need to take antibiotics prior to certain medical procedures for those at risk. Also provides diagram illustrating the heart affected with endocarditis.
www.heartpoint.com/endocarditis.html
- MedicineNet.com: Endocarditis
Article about Endocarditis and the detection procedure known as the transesophagel echocardiogram (TEE). Also lists examples of the antibiotics used to treat endocarditis.
www.medicinenet.com/endocarditis/article.htm
- Bacterial Endocarditis Protection
List the characteristics of people at high, medium, and low risk for getting bacterial (infective) endocarditis. Also provides suggestions for what to do if you're identified with a high or moderate risk of getting the disease.
www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/valve/sbe.htm
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