Assertion: endocarditis's valve | /r/HasProperty | prosthetic
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text: It commonly affects the valve leaflets and chordae tendineae, as well as prosthetic valves and implanted devices.
text: Valve reconstruction - depending on the specific surgical case, the surgeon will repair the valve or replace the valve with a new valve (valve prosthesis).
text: Patients who have had a prior valve replacement, and have an infected prosthetic valve (prosthetic valve endocarditis or PVE), are more likely to need surgery than those with their original valves (native valve endocarditis).
text: The patients met the improved diagnostic criteria of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2015, which are based on the improved Duke diagnostic criteria, as well as the following: damage to the valve edge was found as the main diagnostic criterion by cardiac CT examination, positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) or single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) revealed abnormal nuclide concentrations at the edge of the prosthetic valve (prosthetic valve implantation >3 months) as the main diagnostic criteria, and recent asymptomatic embolization or infectious aneurysms found by medical imaging were secondary diagnostic criteria.
text: Classically, lactobacillus endocarditis has been linked to structural heart disease, invasive procedures, prosthetic valves, heart transplantation, and dental infection or
text: Valve reconstruction - depending on the specific surgical case, the surgeon will repair the valve or replace the valve with a new valve (valve prosthesis).