endocarditis
noun
en·do·car·di·tis
ˌen-dō-ˌkär-ˈdī-təs 
: inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves
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Sleep deprivation led to endocarditis, a rare and life-threatening infection of the heart’s inner lining.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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
People who are at risk of endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart valves and chambers).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
After 2010, however, death from endocarditis rose disproportionately in areas where Purdue aggressively marketed OxyContin in the 1990s.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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
People who are at risk of endocarditis (inflammation of the lining of the heart valves and chambers).
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024
After 2010, however, death from endocarditis rose disproportionately in areas where Purdue aggressively marketed OxyContin in the 1990s.
—Peter Ubel, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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endocarditis
noun
en·do·car·di·tis
ˌen-dō-ˌkär-ˈdīt-əs
: inflammation of the lining of the heart and its valves
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