
Tags: endocarditis, endocardium, heart valves, bacterial endocarditis, infective endocarditis, Endocarditis is an infection of the endocardium, which is the inner lining of the heart chambers and heart valves. Other structures that may be involved include the interventricular septum, the chordae tendineae, the mural endocardium, or the surfaces of intracardiac devices. * Subdivisions of Endocar...