Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma
Marantic endocarditis is a rare condition associated with autoimmune disease, malignancy, and hypercoagulable states, and characterized by sterile friable vegetations composed of fibrin and platelets with high risk of systemic embolism. We describe an interesting case of Marantic endocarditis second...
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Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
2023-08-01
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| author | Anirudh Palicherla Suma Pusapati Dixitha Anugula Abhishek Thandra |
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| description | Marantic endocarditis is a rare condition associated with autoimmune disease, malignancy, and hypercoagulable states, and characterized by sterile friable vegetations composed of fibrin and platelets with high risk of systemic embolism. We describe an interesting case of Marantic endocarditis secondary to metastatic malignancy, showcasing imaging that led to the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8ddbfcd7aa1249449ce4bfdd71ff49652025-08-20T02:33:20ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082023-08-0119410010310.14797/mdcvj.12431220Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung AdenocarcinomaAnirudh Palicherla0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3437-5997Suma Pusapati1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6156-5713Dixitha Anugula2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2658-6129Abhishek Thandra3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-3977Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaCreighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaHouston Methodist, Houston, TexasCreighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NebraskaMarantic endocarditis is a rare condition associated with autoimmune disease, malignancy, and hypercoagulable states, and characterized by sterile friable vegetations composed of fibrin and platelets with high risk of systemic embolism. We describe an interesting case of Marantic endocarditis secondary to metastatic malignancy, showcasing imaging that led to the diagnosis.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1243marantic endocarditisadenocarcinomatransesophageal echocardiogram |
| spellingShingle | Anirudh Palicherla Suma Pusapati Dixitha Anugula Abhishek Thandra Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal marantic endocarditis adenocarcinoma transesophageal echocardiogram |
| title | Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| title_full | Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| title_fullStr | Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| title_short | Rare Case of Marantic Endocarditis in Metastatic Lung Adenocarcinoma |
| title_sort | rare case of marantic endocarditis in metastatic lung adenocarcinoma |
| topic | marantic endocarditis adenocarcinoma transesophageal echocardiogram |
| url | https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1243 |
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