What Is Endocarditis?
10. Surgery
Endocarditis will sometimes result in damage to the endocardium, and also sometimes the heart’s valves. This can affect the heart’s ability to function, potentially causing some serious long term health conditions. This can be dangerous and surgery may be necessary to repair the patient’s heart valves.
Depending on the extent of the damage caused, it may not be possible for the heart’s valves to be repaired. In such cases, it will be necessary to have the valve replaced with an artificial valve. This will sometimes be made from materials like metals and plastic, whereas at other times it will be made from biological tissues from humans or other animals.
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