Table 1: Physical conditions associated with VHD.
Physical Conditions Associated Risk Factors
Risks for endocarditis:
bacterial infection		 Occupations/systemic infection:
farming, military [5]
Social:
IV drug abuse
Invasive procedures:
dental,medical
Systemic infection:
streptococcus – rheumatic heart disease [1]
Degenerative sheering:
heart valves with high velocity of blood flow during work-outs &/ or extreme stress		 Occupation:
Firefighers,pilotsesp. with bi-cuspid aoric valve [7]
Social:
extreme sports (Yuan, 2013)
Pregnancy:
increased SV/dormant congenital valve disorder [1]
Disease or damage to:
heart muscle/valves		 Medical conditions:
heart muscle/valves hypertrophy, cardiomyopathy, heart failure [1]
Accidents:
horacic or cardiac injury [1]
Immune System
autoimmune, Marfan’s syndromes [1]
Chronic inflammation:
obesity [6], aging [1]
Anatomical malformation Congenital:
mitral valve prolapse, coartation of aorta, valve dysplasia, bicuspid aortic valve [1]