Marantic vegetations are often associated with previous rheumatic fever. Other risk factors include: * hypercoagulable states * malignant cancers, especially mucin-producing adenocarcinomas (most commonly associated with pancreatic adenocarcinomas) * systemic lupus erythematosus: Referred to as Libman-Sacks endocarditis * trauma (e.g., catheters) Valve predilection The disease affects the valves with following predilection: mitral valve > aortic valve > tricuspid valve > pulmonary valve
Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Libman–Sacks endocarditis
Infective endocarditis
Loeffler endocarditis
Tuberculous pericarditis
Isolated atrial amyloidosis
Viral cardiomyopathy