Endocarditis was first described in 1554.  The inflammatory process associated with endocarditis was discovered in 1799.  Vegetations were first discovered to be associated with endocarditis in 1806.
Endocarditis historical background
Sudden cardiac death laboratory findings
Myocardial rupture risk factors
Dilated cardiomyopathy risk factors
Endocarditis diagnostic criteria
Left ventricular aneurysm risk factors
Mitral stenosis risk factors
Aortic stenosis gross pathology