Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and metastatic lung adenocarcinoma
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-242948
Abstract: A 69-year-old Chinese man presented with exertional dyspnoea and subjective left upper limb weakness. Initial clinical impressions were community-acquired pneumonia and cerebrovascular accident. Further imaging studies revealed an incidental mitral valve vegetation and left lung… read more here.
Keywords: lung adenocarcinoma; treatment; bacterial thrombotic; endocarditis ... See more keywords
Contemporary demographics, diagnostics and outcomes in non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2022-320970
Abstract: Objective Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a syndrome characterised by cardiac valve vegetations and/or thickening due to non-infective mechanisms. Nowadays, a premortem diagnosis of NBTE is possible based on echocardiographic findings. Therefore, to better characterise… read more here.
Keywords: thrombotic endocarditis; endocarditis; nbte diagnosis; diagnosis ... See more keywords