Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
There is no treatment for [disease name]; the mainstay of therapy is supportive care.
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Supportive therapy for [disease name] includes [therapy 1], [therapy 2], and [therapy 3].
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The majority of cases of [disease name] are self-limited and require only supportive care.
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[Disease name] is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment.
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The mainstay of treatment for [disease name] is [therapy].
OR The optimal therapy for [malignancy name] depends on the stage at diagnosis.
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[Therapy] is recommended among all patients who develop [disease name].
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Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among patients with [disease subclass 1], [disease subclass 2], and [disease subclass 3].
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Pharmacologic medical therapies for [disease name] include (either) [therapy 1], [therapy 2], and/or [therapy 3].
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Empiric therapy for [disease name] depends on [disease factor 1] and [disease factor 2].
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Patients with [disease subclass 1] are treated with [therapy 1], whereas patients with [disease subclass 2] are treated with [therapy 2].
Medical Therapy
- Pharmacologic medical therapy is recommended among all patients with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis[1].
- Due to the fragility of vegetation and the high rate of embolization in patients with NBTE, anticoagulation is recommended provided there are no contraindications[2].
- As there is a risk of conversion of embolism to hemorrhage, a base-line head CT is recommended prior to the start of anticoagulants[3].
- Unfractionated heparin or low molecular weight heparin is recommended[3].
- Provided there are no acute contraindications, anticoagulation should be continued indefinitely in all patients[4].
References
- ↑ Lopez JA, Ross RS, Fishbein MC, Siegel RJ (March 1987). "Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a review". Am. Heart J. 113 (3): 773–84. doi:10.1016/0002-8703(87)90719-8. PMID 3548296.
- ↑ el-Shami K, Griffiths E, Streiff M (May 2007). "Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis in cancer patients: pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment". Oncologist. 12 (5): 518–23. doi:10.1634/theoncologist.12-5-518. PMID 17522239.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Whitlock RP, Sun JC, Fremes SE, Rubens FD, Teoh KH (February 2012). "Antithrombotic and thrombolytic therapy for valvular disease: Antithrombotic Therapy and Prevention of Thrombosis, 9th ed: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines". Chest. 141 (2 Suppl): e576S–e600S. doi:10.1378/chest.11-2305. PMC 3278057. PMID 22315272.
- ↑ Fujimoto D, Mochizuki Y, Nakagiri K, Shite J (November 2018). "Unusual rapid progression of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in a patient with bladder cancer despite undergoing intensification treatment with rivaroxaban for acute venous thromboembolism". Eur. Heart J. 39 (43): 3907. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehy569. PMID 30203033.