Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Syndrome
A 41-year-old woman presented with new-onset heart failure and severe aortic valve thickening and stenosis. Persistent negative cultures and multimodality cardiac imaging revealed a nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis. Later, positive antiphospholipid antibodies and tissue biopsy confirmed a nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis related to antiphospholipid syndrome. Aortic surgical repair was successfully performed.
Authors
- Mario Salido
- Albert Borau i Durán
- Alessandro Sionís (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0843-9512)
- Martín Descalzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3736-7191)
- Laura López‐López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3029-2003)
- Álvaro Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0037-3440)
- Juan Fernández‐Martínez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2011-2136)
- Carlos A. González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2822-9715)
- David Viladés
Institutions
- Hospital de Sant Pau (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102963
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00