Surgical management of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in malignancy

Surgical management of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in malignancy

Abstract Background Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is commonly seen on heart valves in patients with malignant or collagen diseases. The natural prognosis of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is reported to be poor due to underlying malignancy. Surgical indications and appropriate timing fo...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Kaneyuki, Kaoru Matsuura, Hideki Ueda, Hiroki Kohno, Michiyo Kanbe, Goro Matsumiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-05-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
Subjects:
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Infectious endocarditis
Valve diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0335-x

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