Trivalvular nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with colon adenocarcinoma: a case report
Abdolhamid Bagheri,
Mohammad Khani,
Tooba Akbari
et al.
Abstract:Background
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare complication of prothrombotic states such as neoplasms that can cause valvular dysfunction and life-threatening complications. Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis usually affects the left-sided valves; however, only a minority of cases involving the tricuspid valve have been reported in medical literature.
Case presentation
The current report describes trivalvular involvement by nonbacteria… Show more
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