Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis. Two-dimensional echocardiographic features in an autopsy-proven case.
Diffuse thickening with localized nodularity of the aortic valve cusps was noted on two-dimensional echocardiography in a patient dying of massive esophageal variceal bleeding. Autopsy revealed nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis involving the aortic and tricuspid valves. Two-dimensional echocardiography can assist in establishing the antemortem diagnosis of this condition, thus clarifying the etiology of the associated new murmurs and embolic phenomena.
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male