TY - JOUR
T1 - Coronary embolism and myocardial infarction associated with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis
AU - Fayemi, A. O.
AU - Deppisch, L. M.
PY - 1977
Y1 - 1977
N2 - Six cases of coronary embolism and myocardial infarction associated with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis were seen over a 10-yr period. Every patient had an underlying malignant neoplasm. The vegetations were found on aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic valves and were located on the free or closure margins. The clinical diagnosis of this condition is difficult because of simultaneous embolization to the brain, causing widespread neurologic symptoms, but could be made by electrocardiographic and serum enzyme studies. Myocardial infarction caused the deaths of three patients. The relation between nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, hypercoagulability, and disseminated intravascular coagulation is discussed.
AB - Six cases of coronary embolism and myocardial infarction associated with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis were seen over a 10-yr period. Every patient had an underlying malignant neoplasm. The vegetations were found on aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonic valves and were located on the free or closure margins. The clinical diagnosis of this condition is difficult because of simultaneous embolization to the brain, causing widespread neurologic symptoms, but could be made by electrocardiographic and serum enzyme studies. Myocardial infarction caused the deaths of three patients. The relation between nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis, hypercoagulability, and disseminated intravascular coagulation is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1093/ajcp/68.3.393
DO - 10.1093/ajcp/68.3.393
M3 - Article
C2 - 900073
AN - SCOPUS:0017702755
SN - 0002-9173
VL - 68
SP - 393
EP - 396
JO - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
JF - American Journal of Clinical Pathology
IS - 3
ER -