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I have endocarditis, am i more likely to have blood clots?
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Probably: Depends on if you are being treated, if blood has stagnated and where vegetations are situated.
Answered 12/20/2011
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Yes: Patient with sepsis or infection are more prone to develop clots, also with endocarditis some infected clots can break loose and embolize or travel somewhere else in the body causing occlusion and clotting.
Answered 3/1/2014
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