How to Use endocarditis in a Sentence

endocarditis

noun
  • There have been case reports of endocarditis caused by tattoos.
    — Judy Schaechter, M.d., miamiherald, 29 May 2018
  • People who are at risk of endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart valves and chambers).
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
  • But humans in the room had considered endocarditis too, as had the patient’s original care team.
    — Brittany Trang and Katie Palmer, STAT, 20 July 2023
  • For a case where endocarditis is not caught, there are scenarios where providers should’ve caught early signs at a follow-up appointment.
    — Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The cause was endocarditis, a heart infection, said a daughter, Lisa Gorove.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2017
  • Brucella and Coxiella are less common in cats but can cause endocarditis.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Another common cause of heart valve disease is endocarditis, an infection of the heart caused by a blood infection.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Among people with opioid use disorder, the rate of endocarditis jumped from 4 per million per day to 30 per million per day.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 17 Jan. 2023
  • In 2017, Tiffany died of endocarditis, an inflammation of the heart valve.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2022
  • When he was finally hospitalized, he was diagnosed with endocarditis, sepsis and his kidneys had shut down.
    — Tessa Duvall, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Sleep deprivation led to endocarditis, a rare and life-threatening infection of the heart’s inner lining.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Infective endocarditis is a bacterial infection of the tissues inside the heart, often in the valves.
    — Mark Gurarie, Health, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Bacteria introduced to the bloodstream via intravenous drugs can ravage the heart valves – a condition called endocarditis.
    — Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • The cause was endocarditis, an infection of a heart valve, said journalist Jodi Enda, a family friend.
    — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 3 June 2017
  • His provisional cause of death was given as multi-organ failure due to infective endocarditis, a rare infection of the inner lining or valves of the heart.
    — Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Splinter hemorrhages, for example—or squiggly red lines under the nails—can indicate a heart infection called endocarditis.
    — Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • More rare symptoms can include arterial infections, endocarditis (an infection of the lining of the heart), or arthritis.
    — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Although bacterial endocarditis is extremely rare, it can be contracted through cuts, sores, brushing teeth, or skin disorders.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Symptoms of endocarditis can range from flu-like symptoms to swelling in the legs, feet, or abdomen, but the Mayo Clinic says symptoms can also include petechiae.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The leading candidate for infection was endocarditis, a bacterial invasion of the heart valves.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
  • In addition, hospitals are reporting an increase in endocarditis, an infection of the inner lining of the heart chambers and valves that can also stem from dirty needles.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 17 Dec. 2017
  • In rare circumstances, an infection can spread throughout the body, causing more severe illnesses such as meningitis, endocarditis, and arthritis.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The logbook also revealed that drug users in their 20s and 30s are increasingly dying of heart-valve infections, known as endocarditis.
    — Katharine Q. Seelye, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2017
  • Humans with salmonella can suffer the same issues as pets plus, in rougher hits of salmonella, urinary tract infections, endocarditis and artery infections.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Their practice, owned by Covenant Health, will almost always operate on someone with a first-time case of endocarditis from injecting drugs, Pollard said.
    — Abby Goodnough, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Some enterococci, of which there are more than 50 different species, are also linked with more serious diseases like endocarditis and peritonitis.
    — Chad De Guzman, TIME, 2 July 2024
  • The bacteria can get into the bloodstream, leading to arterial infections, endocarditis, and arthritis.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
  • As cases have multiplied around the country, doctors who used to only occasionally encounter endocarditis in patients who injected drugs are hungry for guidance.
    — Abby Goodnough, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The staph infection undermined Barnes’ health, causing endocarditis, a life-threatening condition that without urgent treatment may well have been fatal, reps say.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • On rare occasions, the organism can cause arterial infections, arthritis, and even endocarditis (inflammation of the heart’s lining and valves).
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2023

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