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Doctors across the country are increasingly worried about the rise of bacterial infections attacking the heart valves of IV drug users — a condition known as infective endocarditis.

Endocarditis can damage the heart valves, and has a high mortality rate.

When Dr. Albers sees patients with painful, red or purple bumps on their fingertips (called Osler nodes), the diagnosis is almost a given: «It's very specific to endocarditis,» she says, a bacterial infection of the heart valves.

However, people at greatest risk of endocarditis usually have damaged heart valves, artificial heart valves or other heart defects.

Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, which is the inner lining of your heart chambers and heart valves.

If it's not treated quickly, endocarditis can damage or destroy your heart valves and can lead to life - threatening complications.

The OSU Cardiology Service treats a wide variety of diseases, including congenital heart disease, degenerative valve disease (endocardiosis), cardiomyopathies (malfunction of the heart muscle), congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, systemic hypertension, pulmonary hypertension, heartworm disease, endocarditis, pericardial disease, and cardiac tumors.

In fact, numerous studies have shown a clear link between gum disease and a serious heart condition affecting the heart valves called endocarditis.

She can have stomach or GI upsets, depression, and, since masses of bacteria are released into the bloodstream, can become infected with endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart and valves of the heart), as well as developing infections of the kidneys and liver.

The two most commonly acquired causes are mitral valve disease and endocarditis.

The Purdue study indicates the same strain of oral bacteria causing gum disease infects the heart valves and results in endocarditis.

ACVIM (cardiology), is looking at mitral valve thickening from endocarditis in dogs — primarily found in Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

Some dogs with bartonellosis can develop endocarditis, which is an infection in the lining of the heart that can involve the heart valves as well.

The Purdue study points to a strong correlation between gum disease and endocarditis, an inflammation (infection) of the heart's valves or inner lining.

We think that bacteria move from the infected gums through the blood and attach to the heart valves to cause a condition called endocarditis that eventually scar the heart valves.

Chronic atrioventricular Valve Disease can mimic infectious endocarditis, which is an actual infection of these valves caused by a bacteria.

Here they can invade the heart and settle to reproduce in the heart lining or heart valves causing a condition known as bacterial endocarditis.

While the immune system is very effective at preventing most bacterial infections from running wild, it is not perfect so sooner or later a pet with badly infected teeth will develop other problems such as bacterial bronchitis, kidney infections and infections of heart valves infections (endocarditis).

The prognosis for a dog with bacterial endocarditis will vary with the severity of the infection and the valve that is affected.

A Purdue University study points to a strong correlation in canines between gum degeneration and endocarditis, which is an inflammatory condition (infection) of the valves or inner lining of the heart.

A study conducted at Purdue University shows there is a strong link between gum disease in dogs and endocarditis, an infection of the heart's valves or inner liningi.

Bacterial endocarditis is a colonization of bacteria on the heart valves resulting in the disruption of blood flow through the heart.

In addition, it has been suggested that these bacteria can become attached to the heart valves and cause a disease called endocarditis.

Heart valves can be associated with murmurs due to endocardiosis, endocarditis, valvular stenosis or dysplasia.

A 2009 study conducted at Purdue University showed a strong link between gum disease in dogs and endocarditis, an infection of the heart's valves or inner lining.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection of the endocardial structures which can include both the cardiac valves and mural endocardium.

Bacterial endocarditis, also known as infective endocarditis (IE) is a bacterial infection that first affects the bloodstream but will later ultimately settle into the heart lining, the heart valves, or within a blood vessel.

Because bacterial endocarditis is such a serious infection which can potentially damage the heart, the heart valves and other blood vessels, insurance companies are generally always going to consider those who have been exposed to BE as a «higher» risk applicant when reviewing their life insurance application.