Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with pancreatic carcinoma

Echocardiography. 2021 Aug;38(8):1455-1458. doi: 10.1111/echo.15140. Epub 2021 Jul 7.

Abstract

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare condition that most often accompanies a malignant disease and involves a hypercoagulable state. We report the incidental finding of a rare case of an NBTE affecting the tricuspid valve in a patient with metastatic pancreatic carcinoma complicated by severe venous and arterial thromboembolisms.

Keywords: Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Endocarditis* / complications
  • Endocarditis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Endocarditis, Non-Infective* / diagnosis
  • Endocarditis, Non-Infective* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / complications
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging