Multi-valve Libman-Sacks’s endocarditis-related multiple, massive and fatal systemic embolization. A case report and a review of diagnostic work-up
We reported a case of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) in a 37-year-old woman who presented with signs and symptoms of cardio-embolic cerebral stroke caused by a prothrombotic state due to underlying advanced uterine cancer. Multimodal imaging, including 3D-ecocardiography, as well as l...
Main Authors: | Vito Maurizio Parato, Sara Belleggia, Andrea Giovanni Parato, Umberto Ianni, Michela Molisana, Germana Gizzi, Simone D'Agostino, Melissa Dottori, Marco Di Eusanio |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2023-10-01
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Series: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease |
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Online Access: | https://monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/2729 |
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