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Santarpino G, Lofrumento F, Zito C, Trio O, Restelli D, Cusmà Piccione M, Manganaro R, Carerj S, Cardetta F, Fiore C, de Gregorio C. Exploring the Complexities of Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Highlights from Literature and Case Studies. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4904. [PMID: 39201046 PMCID: PMC11355671 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13164904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2024] [Revised: 08/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 09/02/2024] Open
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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Affiliation(s)
- Giuseppe Santarpino
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Magna Graecia University, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care and Research, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, 40100 Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Campus Biomedico University, 00128 Rome, Italy;
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Città di Lecce Hospital, GVM Care and Research, 73100 Lecce, Italy;
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy; (F.L.); (C.Z.); (O.T.); (D.R.); (M.C.P.); (R.M.); (S.C.); (C.d.G.)
- Department of Emergency, G. Martino University Hospital, Cardiology Unit, 98122 Messina, Italy
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Tisch C, Ernst D, Falke M, Speicher P, Ziaka M. Systemic embolization due to non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis: An autopsy case report and mini review of the literature. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 2024; 12:2050313X241229576. [PMID: 38292877 PMCID: PMC10826374 DOI: 10.1177/2050313x241229576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare, non-infectious complication associated with hypercoagulable states, such as malignancies and autoimmune diseases. Due to the difficulty distinguishing marantic endocarditis from infective endocarditis, the diagnosis is often delayed or even a postmortem finding. We present the case of a 70-year-old Caucasian female with marantic endocarditis secondary to metastatic duodenal adenocarcinoma. The patient presented with a short history of memory deficits, personality disturbances, and left homonymous hemianopia. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed multi-territorial bihemispheric cerebral infarctions. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed native mitral valve endocarditis, and serial blood cultures remained negative. Despite antibiotic therapy, the patient's condition continuously deteriorated, and she died within 3 weeks after her initial presentation. Postmortem examination showed a non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. Early clinical suspicion and prompt diagnosis are of decisive importance for the survival of the patients.
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- Carmen Tisch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Thun, Thun, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Thun, Thun, Switzerland
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- University of Bern, Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Thun, Thun, Switzerland
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Celeng C, Takx RAP. Cancer-associated marantic endocarditis: a rare but relevant complication. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023; 24:1627-1628. [PMID: 37421367 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jead162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
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- Csilla Celeng
- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Utrecht 3584 CX, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam 1105 AZ, The Netherlands
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Rahouma M, Khairallah S, Dabsha A, Elkharbotly IAMH, Baudo M, Ismail A, Korani OM, Hossny M, Dimagli A, Girardi LN, Mick SL, Gaudino M. Lung Cancer as a Leading Cause among Paraneoplastic Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patients' Data. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:cancers15061848. [PMID: 36980734 PMCID: PMC10047261 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15061848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Hypercoagulability is strongly associated with cancer and may result in non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE). The aim of our meta-analysis was to explore the demographics and characteristics of this condition in cancer. Databases were systematically searched. The outcomes were to identify the annual trend in premortem diagnosis among the entire cohort and different subgroups and to identify differences in characteristics and survival in the considered population. A total of 121 studies with 144 patients were included. The proportion of marantic endocarditis associated with lung cancer was 0.29 (95% CI, 0.21-0.37; p < 0.001), that associated with pancreatic cancer was 0.19 (95% CI, 0.13-0.27; p < 0.001), that associated with advanced cancer stage (metastasis) was 0.69 (95% CI, 0.61-0.76; p < 0.001), and that associated with adenocarcinoma was 0.65 (95% CI, 0.56-0.72; p < 0.001). Median and 6-month overall survival (OS) were 1.3 months and 32.3%, respectively, with 6-month OS of 20.8% vs. 37.0% in lung vs. other cancers, respectively (p = 0.06) and 42.9% vs. 31.1% among those who underwent intervention vs. those who did not (p = 0.07). Cases discovered in recent years had better survival (HR = 0.98 (95% CI, 0.96-0.99; p = 0.003). While cancer-associated NBTE is a rare entity, lung cancers were the most common tumor site and are frequently associated with more advanced and metastatic cancer stages. The prognosis is dismal, especially among lung cancers.
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- Mohamed Rahouma
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Surgical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Surgical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Surgical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Surgical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
- General Surgery Department, Newham University Hospital, London E13 8SL, UK
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
- Surgical Oncology Department, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo 12613, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Malignancy-Associated Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Causing Aortic Regurgitation and Leading to Aortic Valve Replacement. Am J Cardiol 2021; 154:120-122. [PMID: 34261592 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Described herein is a 48-year-old woman with metastatic ovarian cancer who developed aortic regurgitation considered clinically to be the result of infective endocarditis but operative resection of the three aortic valve cusps disclosed the valve lesions to be typical of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE). Aortic regurgitation as a consequence of NBTE is rare but at least 9 cases have been reported previously.
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Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Due to Primary Gallbladder Malignancy with Recurrent Stroke Despite Anticoagulation: Case Report and Literature Review. J Gen Intern Med 2019; 34:1934-1940. [PMID: 31313109 PMCID: PMC6712189 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-019-05166-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) associated with malignancy is rare; its infrequency and similarity to other diagnoses make it a significant diagnostic challenge. A 63-year-old woman on rivaroxaban for prior deep vein thrombosis presented with left upper extremity weakness and left facial droop with imaging demonstrating multiple strokes. Echocardiograms revealed mitral and aortic valve vegetations. The patient was switched to apixaban and started on vancomycin and ceftriaxone for presumed culture-negative endocarditis. Despite continuing apixaban, her hospital course was complicated by new acute embolic infarcts. Workup confirmed non-mucinous metastatic biliary adenocarcinoma. The patient was placed on a heparin drip then switched to low molecular weight heparin without further embolic events and was discharged to a rehabilitation facility in stable condition with plans for chemotherapy as an outpatient. These clinical, imaging, and histologic findings were consistent with a rare case of NBTE associated with primary non-mucinous gallbladder malignancy complicated by recurrent strokes in which direct oral anticoagulants did not provide adequate anticoagulation.
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Soga Y, Taira K, Sugimoto A, Kurosawa M, Kira H, Su T, Doi K, Nakano A, Himura Y. Mitral valve nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a rare multi-surgery-tolerant survivor of Trousseau's syndrome. Surg Case Rep 2018; 4:104. [PMID: 30159818 PMCID: PMC6115325 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-018-0513-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Few previous reports have documented cases of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated with Trousseau's syndrome for which surgery proved possible for both the primary tumor and the cardiac lesion. The effectiveness of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with Trousseau's syndrome has also received scant attention. CASE PRESENTATION A 69-year-old man with repeated episodes of cerebral infarction was diagnosed as having nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis after mitral valve replacement surgery. Stroke recurred preoperatively under apixaban administration. A stomach biopsy also identified gastric adenocarcinoma, and gastric surgery was performed on the 40th postoperative day. The patient was discharged from the hospital and has been free of thromboembolism under a regime of subcutaneous heparin self-injection thereafter. CONCLUSIONS We have reported a rare multi-surgery-tolerant survivor of Trousseau's syndrome in whom subcutaneous heparin injection was useful for preventing thromboembolic events over a long period.
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- Yoshiharu Soga
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital, Nagahama, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital, Nagahama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hikone Municipal Hospital, 1882 Yasaka-cho, Hikone, Shiga, 522-8539, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagahama City Hospital, 313 Oh-inui-cho, Nagahama, Shiga, 526-8580, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital, Nagahama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital, Nagahama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagahama City Hospital, Nagahama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hikone Municipal Hospital, 1882 Yasaka-cho, Hikone, Shiga, 522-8539, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hikone Municipal Hospital, 1882 Yasaka-cho, Hikone, Shiga, 522-8539, Japan
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