Assertion: endocarditis's valve | /r/HasProperty | damaged
Facets:
value: previously
type: TEMPORAL
value: severely
type: DEGREE
value: on another section of the tissue
type: LOCATION
value: before
type: TEMPORAL
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: If the valve is damaged, this may allow blood to flow backward—a condition known as regurgitation.
text: They may then settle on a heart valve (particularly if the valve is already damaged in some way), or on another section of the tissue that lines the inside of the heart chambers (the endocardium).
text: If the valves have been damaged before, the risk of bacterial attachment increases.
text: If the valve is damaged, this may allow blood to flow backward—a condition known as regurgitation.
text: If the valve is damaged, this may allow blood to flow backward—a condition known as regurgitation.
text: Both valves were severely damaged and rife with vegetations.
text: Infective endocarditis (IE) is an inflammatory process that typically affects a deformed or previously damaged valve, which is usually the focus of the infection.
text: Subacute bacterial endocarditis usually (but not always) is caused by a viridans streptococci (a type of bacteria); it occurs on damaged valves, and, if untreated, can become fatal within six weeks to a year.