Marantic endocarditis presenting as recurrent arterial embolisation

Subodh B. Joshi, Michael J. Richards, Darcy Q. Holt, Bryan P. Yan, Anuradha Aggarwal

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Abstract

Marantic endocarditis is a non-infective cause of valvular masses. It is most commonly associated with advanced malignancy. We report a case of rapidly progressive marantic endocarditis, complicated by valve destruction and recurrent systemic embolisation, in a patient whose cancer was occult.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e14–e16
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Cardiology
Volume132
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 6 Feb 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Embolism
  • Endocarditis
  • Marantic
  • NBTE
  • Stroke

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