Myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve complicated by nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with systemic embolization

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 pres...

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Published inAmerican journal of clinical pathology Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 489 - 492
Main Authors Geyer, S J, Franzini, D A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.09.1979
Subjects
Adult
Embolism - complications
Endocarditis - complications
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - complications
Myxoma - complications
Thrombosis - complications
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0002-9173
1943-7722
DOI:10.1093/ajcp/72.3.489