Aortic Valve Replacement for Libman-Sacks Endocarditis

被引:7
作者
Dandekar, Uday P. [1 ]
Watkin, Richard [1 ]
Chandra, Navin [1 ]
Santo, Kirkpatrick C. [1 ]
Bhudia, Sunil [1 ]
Pitt, Michael [1 ]
Rooney, Stephen J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Queen Elizabeth Hosp, Dept Cardiothorac Surg, Birmingham B15 2TH, W Midlands, England
关键词
SYSTEMIC-LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS;
D O I
10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.074
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
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. (Ann Thorac Surg 2009; 88: 669-71) (C) 2009 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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页码:669 / 671
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