title: Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated with the use of a peritoneovenous shunt.
abstract: The following report concerns a case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis that developed in a patient being treated with a LeVeen peritoneovenous shunt for intractable ascites secondary to Laënnec's cirrhosis. To the best of our knowledge, such an association has not been previously described.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Service, Edward J. Hines, Jr. Veterans' Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaplansky
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Reyes