Assertion: endocarditis's valve | /r/HasProperty | mechanical prostheses
Facets:
value: especially
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Infections involving prosthetic valves, especially mechanical prostheses, in which the infection is entirely periannular, often extend into the adjacent myocardium, resulting in paravalvular abscess formation and partial dehiscence of the prosthetic valve with paravalvular regurgitation.