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Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a valvular disorder commonly associated with malignancy and connective tissue diseases. While the disorder is often discovered during autopsy, it is sometimes diagnosed in patients who present with systemic embolization. Here, we discuss the case of a 5...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10590079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37868389 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45686 |
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author | Vattikonda, Kiriti S Peterson, Christopher J Ayzenbart, Vira I Rutherford, Molly S |
author_facet | Vattikonda, Kiriti S Peterson, Christopher J Ayzenbart, Vira I Rutherford, Molly S |
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description | Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a valvular disorder commonly associated with malignancy and connective tissue diseases. While the disorder is often discovered during autopsy, it is sometimes diagnosed in patients who present with systemic embolization. Here, we discuss the case of a 52-year-old female, with connective tissue disease and malignancy, who presented with symptoms of systemic embolization and was diagnosed with NBTE by transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). This case highlights the utility of TEE in diagnosing NBTE and its influence in guiding the subsequent management of patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-105900792023-10-22 Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram Vattikonda, Kiriti S Peterson, Christopher J Ayzenbart, Vira I Rutherford, Molly S Cureus Internal Medicine Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a valvular disorder commonly associated with malignancy and connective tissue diseases. While the disorder is often discovered during autopsy, it is sometimes diagnosed in patients who present with systemic embolization. Here, we discuss the case of a 52-year-old female, with connective tissue disease and malignancy, who presented with symptoms of systemic embolization and was diagnosed with NBTE by transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). This case highlights the utility of TEE in diagnosing NBTE and its influence in guiding the subsequent management of patients. Cureus 2023-09-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10590079/ /pubmed/37868389 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45686 Text en Copyright © 2023, Vattikonda et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Internal Medicine Vattikonda, Kiriti S Peterson, Christopher J Ayzenbart, Vira I Rutherford, Molly S Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
title | Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
title_full | Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
title_fullStr | Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
title_full_unstemmed | Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
title_short | Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis With Embolic Phenomena Diagnosed by Transesophageal Echocardiogram |
title_sort | nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with embolic phenomena diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiogram |
topic | Internal Medicine |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10590079/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37868389 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.45686 |
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