Subacute bacterial endocarditis causing disseminated intravascular coagulation: resolution after valve replacement.
The following report describes a case of culture-negative subacute bacterial endocarditis complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation which failed to respond to therapy with antibiotics and heparin. The coagulopathy resolved within 24 hours after the affected heart valves were replaced with prosthetic valves.
D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D004698:Endocarditis, Subacute Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D006493:Heparin