[Non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis). Apropos of a case and value of transoesophageal echocardiography]

G Habib; P Cohen; L Milandre; D Gayraud; P Giuliani; J R Harlé; C Scheiner; J P Casalta; A Ferracci; R Luccioni

[Non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis). Apropos of a case and value of transoesophageal echocardiography]

Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss. 1996 Feb;89(2):261-4.

[Article in French]

Authors

G Habib¹, P Cohen, L Milandre, D Gayraud, P Giuliani, J R Harlé, C Scheiner, J P Casalta, A Ferracci, R Luccioni

Affiliation

¹ Service de cardiologie B, hôpital la Timone, Marseille.

PMID: 8678760

Abstract

Marantic or non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a common complication of terminal malignancy, usually discovered at autopsy. The authors report a case of marantic endocarditis as a presenting sign of pancreatic carcinoma in which the diagnosis was made ante-mortem by transoesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Endocarditis / diagnosis
Endocarditis / diagnostic imaging*
Endocarditis / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Hemiplegia / etiology
Humans
Male
Melena / etiology
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms / complications*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
Thrombosis / diagnosis
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology