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Non‐bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with pancreatic carcinoma
Author(s) -
Wild Johannes,
Distelmeier Simon,
Keil Philip,
Weinmann Arndt,
Münzel Thomas,
WeinmannMenke Julia,
Kraus Daniel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.15140
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , cardiology , pancreatic cancer , carcinoma , disease , tricuspid valve , cancer , radiology , gastroenterology
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare condition that most often accompanies a malignant disease and involves a hypercoagulable state. We report the incidental finding of a rare case of an NBTE affecting the tricuspid valve in a patient with metastatic pancreatic carcinoma complicated by severe venous and arterial thromboembolisms.

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