po wrote:
Non-bacterial thrombotic ("marantic") endocarditis:
Small, sterile, on the lines of closure
May embolize
Libman-Sacks endocarditis of lupus and antiphosopholipid-antibody syndrome:
Any size, sterile, on either surface of the leaflet
May embolize
Acute rheumatic fever:
Small, warty, sterile, on the lines of closure
Seldom embolize
Bacterial endocarditis:
Often large, loaded with bacteria
Find them on any deformed intracardiac surface
Very prone to embolize
 As Always a very good Description
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