Diseases

Non-Infective Endocarditis

Formation of a non-infectious THROMBUS, referred to as vegetation, on previously undamaged ENDOCARDIUM. It usually occurs as a complication of connective-tissue diseases and cancers because of the associated hypercoagulable state (see THROMBOPHILIA).

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Formation of a non-infectious THROMBUS, referred to as vegetation, on previously undamaged ENDOCARDIUM. It usually occurs as a complication of connective-tissue diseases and cancers because of the associated hypercoagulable state (see THROMBOPHILIA).

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  • Endocarditis, Non-Bacterial Thrombotic
  • Endocarditis, Non-Infective
  • Marantic Endocarditis
  • Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis
  • Endocarditides, Marantic
  • Endocarditides, Non-Infective
  • Endocarditis, Marantic
  • Endocarditis, Non Infective
  • Marantic Endocarditides
  • Non Infective Endocarditis
  • Non-Infective Endocarditides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2012

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  • Endocarditis (1971-2011)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Non-Infective Endocarditis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D059905. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D059905
  2. Non-Infective Endocarditis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonbacterial_thrombotic_endocarditis
  3. Non-Infective Endocarditis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73518