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Splinters in the fingernails, heart and brain: thromboembolic complications of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis despite treatment with a direct-acting oral anticoagulant

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare condition characterized by non-infectious vegetations affecting the cardiac valves. Although systemic thromboembolism is a commonly associated condition, antiphospholipid syndrome is less common. Nevertheless, treatment generally involves long-t...

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Autores principales: Wang, Louis W, Phan, Justin, Schuetz, Priyanka, Omari, Abdullah, Watson, Alasdair J, Subbiah, Rajesh N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8787632/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35083053
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omab138