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Infective endocarditis (IE) is defined as infection of the vascular endocardium typically involving heart valves (Fig. 18.1) and congenital heart defects. Other arterial vascular beds may also be involved. The hallmark of the infection is known as vegetation, which may vary in size ranging from millimeter to centimeters consisting mainly of a fibrin-platelet matrix infiltrated by abundant microorganisms. The disease may occur in an acute (or a fulminating form) or in a chronic insidious form known as subacute bacterial endocarditis.
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Baliga, R.R., Das, S.K. (2020). Infective Endocarditis. In: Baliga, R., Eagle, K. (eds) Practical Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28328-5_18
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