[Non bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis). Apropos of a case and value of transoesophageal echocardiography].
Marantic or non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a common complication of terminal malignancy, usually discovered at autopsy. The authors report a case of marantic endocarditis as a presenting sign of pancreatic carcinoma in which the diagnosis was made ante-mortem by transoesophageal echocardiography.
Habib
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Service de cardiologie B, hôpital la Timone, Marseille.
Cohen
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P
Milandre
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L
Gayraud
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D
Giuliani
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P
Harlé
J R
JR
Scheiner
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C
Casalta
J P
JP
Ferracci
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A
Luccioni
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R
D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology
Endocardite thrombotique abactérienne (endocardite marastique). A propos d'un cas et de l'intérêt de l'échographie transoesophagienne.