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Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis manifested by ventricular fibrillation in a patient with low grade ovarian carcinoma: case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare form of endocarditis notably described in patients with advanced malignancy and auto-immune diseases. It is characterized by the formation of sterile, fibrin-containing vegetations on cardiac endothelium, in the absence of positive b...

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Autores principales: Kuipers, Remko S, Berghuis, Meike A T, Ogilvie, Aernout C, van Wissen, Sanne A, Riezebos, Robert K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34109290
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytab120