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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Trivalvular nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with colon adenocarcinoma: a case report.

Abdolhamid Bagheri, Mohammad Khani, Tooba Akbari, Erfan Ghadirzadeh, Elham Charkazi, Parastoo Ghorbani

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Abdolhamid BagheriDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 1998734383, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5269-142X
Mohammad KhaniDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 1998734383, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4157-4700
Tooba AkbariDepartment of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 1998734383, Tehran, Iran. Tbaakbari@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0391-8082
Erfan GhadirzadehCardiovascular Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3903-0464
Elham CharkaziSemnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0145-0826
Parastoo GhorbaniCardiovascular Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5077-7307

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare complication of prothrombotic states such as neoplasms that can cause valvular dysfunction and life-threatening complications. Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis usually affects the left-sided valves; however, only a minority of cases involving the tricuspid valve have been reported in medical literature. CASE PRESENTATION: The current report describes trivalvular involvement by nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a 54-year-old Azeri female patient with metastatic colorectal carcinoma. This case underlines the necessity of evaluating nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis as a possible consequence in cancer patients. When thromboembolic events are found in the presence of a hypercoagulable state (such as malignancy) and no growth on blood cultures, nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis could be suspected as the cause.

conclusionIt is critical to achieve early diagnosis in such a setting to initiate treatment plans and prevent further complications rapidly.

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AdenocarcinomaColonic NeoplasmsEndocarditisEndocarditis, Non-InfectiveFemaleHumansMiddle AgedTricuspid ValveCase reportColorectal neoplasmComplicationNonbacterial thrombotic endocarditisNoninfective endocarditis

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PMID37545010
PMCPMC10405455

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