Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis with cryptogenic stroke.

Toyoshima, Hirokazu; Nakanura, Bun; Tanigawa, Motoaki; Tanaka, Hiroyuki; Nakanishi, Yuki; Sakabe, Shigetoshi.

Afiliación

Toyoshima H; Department of Infectious Diseases Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Japan.
Nakanura B; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Mie University Tsu Japan.
Tanigawa M; Department of Respiratory Medicine Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Japan.
Tanaka H; Department of Infectious Diseases Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Japan.
Nakanishi Y; Department of Infectious Diseases Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Japan.
Sakabe S; Department of Infectious Diseases Japanese Red Cross Ise Hospital Ise Japan.

Clin Case Rep ; 9(9): e04833, 2021 Sep.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34552744

ABSTRACT

Negative blood culture and pathological findings are helpful to diagnose non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. The treatment strategy, including lifelong anticoagulation or surgery, should be individualized based on patients' underlying diseases.

Palabras clave

cryptogenic stroke; lifelong anticoagulation; nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis; surgery; transesophageal echocardiography