Unusual rapid progression of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with bladder cancer despite undergoing intensification treatment with rivaroxaban for acute venous thromboembolism

Eur Heart J. 2018 Nov 14;39(43):3907. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy569.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Infarction* / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Infarction* / etiology
  • Endocarditis, Non-Infective*
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors* / adverse effects
  • Factor Xa Inhibitors* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Rivaroxaban* / adverse effects
  • Rivaroxaban* / therapeutic use
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / complications*
  • Venous Thromboembolism*

Substances

  • Factor Xa Inhibitors
  • Rivaroxaban