[exudative and proliferative inflammatory alterations of the endocardium, characterized by the presence of vegetations on the surface of the endocardium or in the endocardium itself, and most commonly involving a heart valve, but sometimes affecting the inner lining of the cardiac chambers or the endocardium elsewhere; may occur as a primary disorder or as a complication of or in association with another disease. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0014118 Relation/PAR: CARDIAC DISORDERS
Relation/CHD: bacterial endocarditis