The nurse explains about the development of tissue clumps within the innermost layer of the heart to a patient with infective endocarditis.What aspect of the disease process is the nurse describing?

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The nurse is describing vegetation, which is a characteristic finding in infective endocarditis where tissue clumps develop on the innermost layer of the heart (the endocardium). Option B, oxidation, and option C, foam cells, are not directly related to infective endocarditis. Option D, fatty streaks, is a feature of atherosclerosis and not infective endocarditis.

The Nurse Explains About the Development of Tissue Clumps Within