Disease or Syndrome
cardiovascular infection
car·di·o·vas·cu·lar in·fec·tion
Subclass of:
Cardiovascular Diseases;
Infection
Definitions related to cardiovascular infections:
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Invasion and growth of microorganisms in the cardiovascular system; may be clinically inapparent or result in local cellular injury.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Pathological conditions of the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM caused by infections.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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