prosthetic valve endocarditis

prosthetic valve endocarditis
prosthetic valve endocarditis n endocarditis caused by or involving a surgically implanted prosthetic heart valve abbr. PVE

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infective endocarditis as a complication of implantation of a prosthetic heart valve; the vegetations usually occur along the line of suture.

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