Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis overview
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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
Historical Perspective
The association between thromboembotic events and malignancy was made by Armand Trousseau in the year 1865. In 1926, Dr. Benjamin Sacks and Dr. Emmanuel Libman published cases of "valvular masses" that were examined clinically and during autopsies and found to be free of all microorganisms. These masses were initially named "indeterminate endocarditis".