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HUMAN PHENOTYPE - ANNOTATIONS

The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) is downloaded weekly from http://compbio.charite.de/hudson/job/hpo/lastStableBuild/artifact/ontology/release/hp.obo. The file downloaded is considered the "last stable build" available for the ontology. For more about the HPO, view their website at http://www.human-phenotype-ontology.org/.

Term:Cardiac valve vegetations
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Accession:HP:6000326 term browser browse the term
Definition:Endocarditis infection occurs along the edges of the heart valves. Damage to the cardiac endothelium followed by platelet and fibrin deposition results in a sterile lesion known as nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) or vegetation. Microbes entering the bloodstream via routine or invasive procedures adhere to the vegetation and are engulfed in an outer meshwork of fibrin and platelets. Subsequent rapid microbial multiplication in a protected area of impaired host defense leads to vegetation growth and continuous bacteremia.



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  Human phenotype 0
    Phenotypic abnormality 0
      Abnormality of the cardiovascular system 0
        Abnormal cardiovascular system morphology 0
          Abnormal heart morphology 0
            Abnormal heart valve morphology 0
              Cardiac valve vegetations 0
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