Double-valve Replacement for Mitral and Aortic Regurgitation in a Patient with Libman-Sacks Endocarditis
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Aortic valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis
A 24-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome complicated by lupus nephritis presented with acute limb ischaemia secondary to an embolus. Following embolectomy, the patient underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram which revealed a large vegetation on all three cusps of the aortic valve. The patient was taken for an urgent aortic valve replacement with a mecha...
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Libman-Sacks endocarditis is a classic but rarely symptomatic manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus, and valvular surgery is needed in a few cases. We present a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis that progressed rapidly to severe mitral regurgitation that needed surgery; surgical valve repair was decided upon. The literature on this topic is reviewed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2232