Endocarditis Prevention If you have MVP, you are at low risk for getting endocarditis, an infection that causes damage to the heart valves, but you should follow these guidelines: Tell your doctors and dentist you have valve disease. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Call your doctor if you have symptoms of an infection (sore throat, general body achiness, and fever). Colds and flus do not cause endocarditis. But, infections, which may have the same symptoms, do. So, to be safe, call your doctor. [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Avoid with diarrhea or high or low blood pressure. Avoid taking pomegranate fruit husk with oil or fats to treat parasites. Pomegranate root/stem bark should only be used under the supervision of a qualified healthcare professional. [livingnaturally.com]

Click-Murmur, Floppy mitral valve, Mitr valve prolap, post leaf, Mitral regurg cusp prolapse, Mitral regurgitation due to cusp prolapse, Mitral valve post leaf prolaps, Mitral (valve) prolapse, MYXOMATOUS VALVULAR DISEASE, FAMILIAL, NEUROCIRCULATORY ASTHENIA [fpnotebook.com]

"Amyloid deposits in calcified aortic valves.". Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand A 89 (1): 23-6. PMID 7223424. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Cooper, JH. (Jul 1983). "Localized dystrophic amyloidosis of heart valves.". Hum Pathol 14 (7): 649-53. PMID 6190729. [librepathology.org]

Aschoff bodies? Rheumatic heart disease. Thickening of spongiosa (layer)? Myxomatous change? Aortic valve General Covered by endothelium. Mostly avascular (nutrients supplied by diffusion). Gross Terminology: Base - closest to the aortic wall. [librepathology.org]