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What does it mean to have a vegetative growth on a heart valve?
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Infected valve: Vegetation of a heart valve is usually the result of bacterial or fungal infection of the valve. The vegetation is formed from the valve tissue and fibrinous material that accumulates on the valve as a result of the infection and the inflammatory response it elicits. Resolution of the infection does not always mean resolution of the vegetation however, and at times a sterile vegetation remains.
Answered 9/14/2019
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Vegetative : This is almost always associated with endocarditis which is an infection of the heart valve.
Answered 3/18/2013
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Endocarditis: Or infection of the heart valve.
Answered 3/18/2013
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