Endocarditis - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
Jun 25, 2022 · Endocarditis is a life-threatening inflammation of the inner lining of the heart's chambers and valves. This lining is called the endocardium. Endocarditis is usually caused by …
Endocarditis: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
May 12, 2025 · Endocarditis, most often caused by a bacterial infection, inflames the lining of your heart valves and chambers. Symptoms can include chest pain, heart murmur and fast heart rate.
Endocarditis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment - WebMD
Dec 17, 2024 · Endocarditis is a serious heart infection. Learn what causes this infection of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves (endocardium) and find out how to prevent and …
Infective Endocarditis - American Heart Association
Aug 1, 2024 · Infective endocarditis (IE), or bacterial endocarditis, is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream and settle in the heart lining, a heart valve or a blood …
Endocarditis – Symptoms and Causes | Penn Medicine
Endocarditis is the inflammation of the heart’s inner lining (endocardium), chambers, and valves caused by an infection. It occurs when germs—usually bacterial but in rare cases a fungal …
Heart Inflammation - Endocarditis | NHLBI, NIH
Oct 10, 2023 · Endocarditis is inflammation of the endocardium — the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves. Endocarditis is a rare but life-threatening disease. In endocarditis, …
Endocarditis Guide: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options
Mar 4, 2025 · Endocarditis, also called infective endocarditis, is an infection and inflammation of the heart valves and the inner lining of the heart chambers, which is called the endocardium. …
Endocarditis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What is endocarditis? Endocarditis is an inflammation of the heart’s inner lining and most commonly brought about when bacteria enters the blood stream though another part of the …
Endocarditis: Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment - University of …
Endocarditis and infective endocarditis affect your heart valves and inner heart lining. Symptoms include fever, chills, sweating, and others.
Endocarditis: Risk Factors, Symptoms, and Diagnosis - Healthline
Sep 17, 2018 · Endocarditis, also known as infective endocarditis, is a condition in which your heart’s inner lining is inflamed. Learn about causes and symptoms.