Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Involving a Bioprosthesis in the Aortic Valve Position in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Involving a Bioprosthesis in the Aortic Valve Position in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Described herein is a 39-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus not receiving corticosteroid therapy who developed Libman-Sacks endocarditis causing stenosis of a bioprosthesis in the aortic valve position.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2019-07, Vol.124 (2), p.316-318
Hauptverfasser: Roberts, William C., Lee, Andy Y., Lander, Stuart R., Roberts, Charles S., Hamman, Baron L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Age
Aortic valve
Aortic Valve Stenosis - diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis - etiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery
Bags
Bioprosthesis - adverse effects
Cardiovascular disease
Chronic conditions
Coronary vessels
Corticosteroids
Device Removal - methods
Echocardiography
Endocarditis
Endocarditis - complications
Endocarditis - diagnosis
Glycoproteins
Heart failure
Heart Valve Prosthesis - adverse effects
Humans
Laboratories
Lupus
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic - diagnosis
Male
Patients
Prostheses
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation
Stenosis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Zusammenfassung:Described herein is a 39-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus not receiving corticosteroid therapy who developed Libman-Sacks endocarditis causing stenosis of a bioprosthesis in the aortic valve position.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.04.031