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Infective Endocarditis and Related Conditions

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Endocarditis, as a pathological entity, has been traditionally classified into infective endocarditis (IE), verrucous endocarditis, and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE). Infective endocarditis can be subdivided into culture negative or culture positive endocarditis. NBTE has been associated with connective tissue diseases, chronic inflammatory processes, burns, and malignancy [1, 2]. Rheumatic verrucous endocarditis is observed in acute rheumatic fever, but seldom clinically recognized or diagnosed by imaging.

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Chan, KL., Veinot, J.P. (2010). Infective Endocarditis and Related Conditions. In: Anatomic Basis of Echocardiographic Diagnosis. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-387-9_12

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