Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis
ENDOCARDITIS THAT RESULTS FROM THE DEPOSITION OF SMALL STERILE VEGETATIONS ON VALVE LEAFLETS
Marantic; Marantic endocarditis; NBTE; Noninfective endocarditis
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a form of endocarditis in which small sterile vegetations are deposited on the valve leaflets. Formerly known as marantic endocarditis, which comes from the Greek , meaning "wasting away".