Reversibility of valve regurgitation due to cancer-related non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis after switching direct oral anticoagulation for heparin

Maxence Lepour, Grégoire Wieërs, Justine Vereeke, Aurélien Wauters

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Résumé

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a rare condition related to a state of hypercoagulability in advanced neoplastic disease. Most of the time, arterial thromboembolic event precedes the diagnosis of NBTE. We report here a case of NBTE responsible for multiple ischaemic strokes, which leads to the diagnosis of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Aortic and mitral valvular regurgitations secondary to NBTE appeared within 6 weeks despite therapeutic anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) in stroke prevention of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Bivalvular regurgitations resolved 8 weeks after therapeutic switch to low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) and chemotherapy. DOACs are a possible alternative to LMWH for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with active neoplasia. There is a lack of evidence for a clinical efficiency for the prevention of arterial thromboembolism in NBTE. We propose here a short review of the efficacy of anticoagulant therapy for the prevention of arterial thromboembolism in NBTE.

langue originaleAnglais
Numéro d'articlee247672
journalBMJ Case Reports
Volume15
Numéro de publication3
Les DOIs
Etat de la publicationPublié - 16 mars 2022

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