Infective Myocardial and Endocardial Disorders

Cardiovascular System > Infectious, immunologic, and inflammatory disorders, including microbiologic and host response to insult

Infective myocarditis

Myocarditis is inflammation of myocardium. Viral causes in the cited source include:

Form	Classic organism	Vegetation and valve pattern
Acute	High-virulence Staphylococcus aureus	Large destructive vegetations on previously normal valves
Subacute	Low-virulence viridans streptococci	Smaller vegetations on abnormal or diseased valves

Myocarditis centers on inflamed heart muscle. Infective endocarditis centers on infected endocardial surfaces and valve vegetations.

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