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bacterial endocarditis

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bacterial endocarditis [bak′tir·ē·əl ‚en·dō‚kär′dīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the endocardium due to bacterial invasion. Also known as subacute bacterial endocarditis.


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For example, patients who have undergone heart value replacement are at higher risk for a rare life-threatening condition called bacterial endocarditis.
RICHARD FEE, General Secretary of the Life and Mission Agency, will be returning to his office this month after he was diagnosed with bacterial endocarditis with pulmonary edema in April and had to undergo operations on his heart which he describes in a notice of thanks in this issue of the Record (page 14) as "awe-inspiring and amazingly dedicated medical care.
 
 
 
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