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Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension and Assessment of Right Ventricular Function in the Piglet
Published on: November 4, 2015
Behind Recurrent Thromboembolic Events
Sara Guerreiro1, Carolina Gouveia2, Rita Mora de Féria3
1Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal.
Abstract:
We describe the case of a 68-year-old man, who presented with an ischemic stroke due to cardiac embolization related to mitral valve endocarditis. Blood cultures were always negative and post-operative valve histology did not show microorganisms. The patient also presented further recurrent peripheral embolic events. These clinical aspects were the first sign of a pancreas adenocarcinoma, which was only diagnosed in the clinical autopsy. In conclusion, these clinical findings of recurrent thromboembolic events with no microorganisms isolated suggests the diagnostic of a marantic endocarditis.
Learning Points:
Marantic endocarditis is characterized by the deposition of fibrin and thrombi on heart valves in the absence of microorganisms.Is associated with higher incidence of thromboembolic events and most commonly found in patients with neoplasia in post-mortem studies.It is a diagnostic challenge to distinguish from infective endocarditis and a high clinical suspicion is crucial to confirm the diagnosis.
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