| Literature DB >> 19632441 |
Uday P Dandekar1, Richard Watkin, Navin Chandra, Kirkpatrick C Santo, Sunil Bhudia, Michael Pitt, Stephen J Rooney.
Abstract
Cardiac involvement is a recognized complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which can involve most cardiac components, including pericardium, conduction system, myocardium, heart valves, and coronaries. Libman-Sacks (verrucous) endocarditis is the characteristic cardiac valvular manifestation. We report a patient with SLE who had severe aortic regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis. The patient underwent successful mechanical aortic valve replacement.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19632441 DOI： 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.074
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Thorac Surg ISSN： 0003-4975 Impact factor: 4.330