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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > cardiovascular diseases > heart diseases > endocarditis
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > diseases and disorders (animals and humans) > cardiovascular diseases > heart diseases > endocarditis
Preferred Term:

endocarditis

Definition:
Alteraciones inflamatorias exudativas y proliferativas del endocardio, caracterizadas por la presencia de vegetaciones en la superficie del endocardio o en el propio endocardio que con frecuencia comprometen una válvula cardiaca y en ocasiones afectan el revestimiento interno de las cámaras cardiacas u otras partes del endocardio. Puede presentarse como un trastorno primario o como complicación relacionada con otra enfermedad.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
enfermedades cardíacas
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/36998
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RDF/XMLCreated 2006-01-19, last modified 2012-11-30
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