Contemporary demographics, diagnostics and outcomes in non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis.

Juan A Quintero-MartinezJoya-Rita HindySaid El ZeinHector I Michelena Vuyisile T NkomoDaniel C DeSimoneLarry M Baddour

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2022)

NBTE was more prevalent in females and embolic complications were the most frequent clinical finding. Overall, patients with NBTE had a poor prognosis, particularly in those with lung cancer or metastatic tumours. Further studies in patients with NBTE are needed given its morbidity and mortality.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
long non coding rna
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
risk factors
case control
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue