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\nYou may have an increased risk for heart inflammation such as endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis because of your age, sex, genetics , environment, lifestyle, or medical conditions and procedures.
\nDifferent age groups are at risk for different types of heart inflammation:
\nHeart inflammation from endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis is more common in men than in women, except when caused by autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which are more common in women.
\nEndocarditis and pericarditis occur twice as often in men as in women.
\nGenetics play a role in the risk of developing all three types of heart inflammation. Your genes may be partly responsible for how your body responds to infection and inflammation and whether you develop myocarditis or pericarditis.
\nPeople who have structural or congenital heart defects, such as problems with the heart valves, may be at higher risk for infection that can cause endocarditis.
\nCertain inherited conditions can affect your risk for heart inflammation. For example, you may be at higher risk for myocarditis and pericarditis if you have familial Mediterranean fever or tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS). These rare conditions affect how the body controls inflammation.
\nChagas disease, common in Latin America, can cause acute and chronic myocarditis. It is caused by a parasite that is spread by certain types of insects. Endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bacteria is more common in less developed countries.
\nCertain lifestyle choices raise your risk for endocarditis or myocarditis. These include:
\nSome medical conditions can increase your risk of endocarditis, myocarditis, or pericarditis. These include:
\nCertain medical procedures can increase your risk of endocarditis, myocarditis, or pericarditis, including:
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