Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis

An 83-year-old woman with a 10-year history of rheumatoid arthritis was admitted for urinary tract infection with exacerbation of chronic kidney disease and decompensated heart failure of unknown etiology. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed a vegetation involving the posterior mitral valv...

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Main Authors: Isabel Durães Campos, Ana Rita Marques, Luciana Sousa, Sara Fonseca, Cátia Oliveira, Catarina Vieira, Isabel Apolinário, Ilídio Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204919302004