Mitral valve surgery for mitral regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a report of four cases and a systematic review of the literature

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Libman-Sacks endocarditis of the mitral valve was first described by Libman and Sacks in 1924. Currently, the sterile verrucous vegetative lesions seen in Libman-Sacks endocarditis are regarded as a cardiac manifestation of both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the antiphosp...

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Autors principals:	Bijl Marc, Erasmus Michiel E, Wijdh-den Hamer Inez J, van der Horst Iwan CC, Klinkenberg Theo J, Bouma Wobbe, Suurmeijer Albert JH, Zijlstra Felix, Mariani Massimo A
Format:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicat:	BMC 2010-03-01
Col·lecció:	Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Accés en línia:	http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/13
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