DOI: 10.12890/2020_001811

Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Presentation of COVID-19

Authors

  • Dilan Balata Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
  • Johan Mellergård Department of Neurology, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
  • David Ekqvist Department of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
  • Jacek Baranowski Department of Clinical Physiology, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
  • Isidro Albert Garcia Department of Radiology, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
  • Marina Volosyraki Department of Acute Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden
  • Mats Broqvist Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Linköping, Linköping, Sweden

dilan.balata@gmail.com

Keywords

Endocarditis, mitral valve, ultrasound, COVID-19

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 virus is a newly emergent pathogen first identified in Wuhan, China, and responsible for the COVID-19 global pandemic. In this case report we describe a manifestation of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis with continuous peripheral embolization in a COVID-19-positive patient. The patient responded well to high-dose LMWH treatment with cessation of the embolic process.

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Published

2020-07-21

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 8 (2020)

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Balata D, Mellergård J, Ekqvist D, Baranowski J, Garcia IA, Volosyraki M, et al. Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Presentation of COVID-19. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2020 Jul. 21 [cited 2026 Nov. 4];7(8). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1811