Endocarditis

Endocarditis means inflammation of the endocardium (endocardium - wall, valvular). They can have an infectious or non-infectious cause. Other types include: Rheumatic endocarditis, non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis, Libman-Sacks endocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus, cardiac involvement in carcinoid syndrome. More detailed information can be found on the pages Infectious endocarditis, Infectious endocarditis (pediatrics), Non-infectious endocarditis.