Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve in a Patient With Antiphospholipid Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12014292 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature