title: Myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve complicated by nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with systemic embolization.
abstract: Myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve is a disease of unknown etiology that is associated with many ominous complications. A case in which non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis, superimposed on a myxomatous mitral valve, resulted in systemic embolization to the brain, heart, and kidney is presented. The purpose of this report is to describe a serious and previously unreported complication of myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications*