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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2024

Exploring the Complexities of Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Highlights from Literature and Case Studies.

Giuseppe Santarpino, Francesca Lofrumento, Concetta Zito, Olimpia Trio, Davide Restelli, Maurizio Cusmà Piccione, Roberta Manganaro, Scipione Carerj, Francesco Cardetta, Corrado Fiore and 1 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A rare presentation of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Giuseppe SantarpinoDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4913-9834
Francesca LofrumentoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0002-2885-9557
Concetta ZitoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6908-4316
Olimpia TrioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0468-2558
Davide RestelliDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.
Maurizio Cusmà PiccioneDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.
Roberta ManganaroDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2572-326X
Scipione CarerjDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.
Francesco CardettaDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Corrado FioreDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care and Research, 73100 Lecce, Italy.
Cesare de GregorioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3022-266X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a form of non-infective endocarditis characterized by the deposition of sterile fibrin and platelets on cardiac valves. Even though some studies have identified important pathophysiological features, many aspects remain poorly understood. Given its wide availability, transthoracic echocardiography is typically the initial diagnostic approach to the patient. Additionally, recent technological advancements in transesophageal echocardiography, such as three-dimensional and multiplanar reconstruction analysis, have significantly improved diagnostic accuracy over time. By presenting our case series and performing a literature review, we focused on the main pathophysiologic, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of this rare but potentially life-threatening disease.

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differential diagnosismultimodality imagingnon-bacterial thrombotic endocarditistailored therapyvalvular heart disease

Identifiers

PMID39201046
PMCPMC11355671

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