Cardiac manifestations of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Siersema, P.D.; Kros, J.M.; van den Berg, B.
Netherlands Journal of Medicine 35(1-2): 100-107
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-2977 PMID: 2779690 Document Number: 343049
Three patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and different cardiac complications are reported. Myocardial involvement due to microvascular thrombosis and haemorrhages, pericardial effusion and non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis were found at autopsy. The importance of continuous cardiac monitoring in the treatment of these patients is emphasized.