Valvular inflammation and dysfunction (especially mitral insufficiency) occurring during acute rheumatic fever.  

Bacterial infection of a surgically implanted artificial heart valve.  

The presence on the heart valves of vegetations that are produced not by bacteria but by sterile collections of platelets...

Infective endocarditis occurring on a patient’s own heart valve(s), rather than on a prosthetic (surgically implanted) valve(s).  

Endocarditis of the lining of the heart but not the heart valves.  

An old term for endocarditis that is rapidly fatal.  

Endocarditis caused by any microorganism, especially any species of streptococci or staphylococci, and less often by Haemophilus spp. or other...

Infective endocarditis produced by organisms that do not quickly or readily grow in blood cultures, usually because their growth is...

An infrequently used term for nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis.  

Infective endocarditis with a rapid onset, usually a few days to 2 weeks. The infection is typically caused by virulent...