How to Use endocarditis in a Sentence

endocarditis

noun
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  • In 2017, Tiffany died of endocarditis, an inflammation of the heart valve.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2022
  • The cause was endocarditis, a heart infection, said a daughter, Lisa Gorove.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2017
  • There have been case reports of endocarditis caused by tattoos.
    — Judy Schaechter, M.d., miamiherald, 29 May 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • A family friend, Jodi Enda, said the cause was endocarditis.
    — Amy Chozick, New York Times, 3 June 2017
  • 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
  • The cause was endocarditis, an infection of a heart valve, said journalist Jodi Enda, a family friend.
    — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 3 June 2017
  • Brucella and Coxiella are less common in cats but can cause endocarditis.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Bacteria introduced to the bloodstream via intravenous drugs can ravage the heart valves – a condition called endocarditis.
    — Philly.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • For example, bacterial infections may cause germs to stick to and ultimately damage the heart valve, which is known as endocarditis, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 13 Apr. 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
  • According to a 2013 study indexed in the National Institutes of Health, bacterial endocarditis can stem from dental treatment, but the occurrence is rare.
    — Monica Haider, CNN, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The results were shocking: Montana had bacterial endocarditis, an infection in a heart valve or blood vessel that occurs after bacteria enters the blood.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Related: The addiction crisis is causing a spike in endocarditis cases.
    — Rachel Wisniewski, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The leading candidate for infection was endocarditis, a bacterial invasion of the heart valves.
    — Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
  • About nine days later, Madden was removed from opiate withdrawal monitoring and quickly began showing signs of infective endocarditis, such as high heart rate and low blood pressure, chest pain and a low-grade fever, according to the suit.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Pollard has been lobbying hospital systems in Knoxville to provide addiction treatment for willing endocarditis patients, at least on a trial basis, after their surgery.
    — Abby Goodnough, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The bacteria can get into the bloodstream, leading to arterial infections, endocarditis, and arthritis.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 29 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • In its recall announcement, Quaker Oats warns that in rare cases, salmonella infections can get into the bloodstream and cause more severe illnesses like infected aneurysms, endocarditis and arthritis.
    — Emmanuel Felton, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Often, these colonies do nothing untoward, but if a full-blown infection sets in, the result can include life-threatening diseases like pneumonia, meningitis, toxic shock syndrome, endocarditis and sepsis.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2010
  • 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
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, endocarditis, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia, and pregnancy and birth complications can be linked to oral health.
    — Andrew Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021

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