Mitral valve replacement for Libman–Sacks endocarditis in a patient with antiphospholipid syndrome secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus

Libman–Sacks endocarditis is a relatively rare sterile verrucous vegetative lesion observed in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)/antiphospholipid syndrome (APLS) patients. Most patients with this condition are asymptomatic. Here we report a case of a 46-year-old woman with APLS secondary to SLE com...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:J Surg Case Rep
Hauptverfasser: Nakasu, Akio, Ishimine, Tohru, Yasumoto, Hiroshi, Tengan, Toshiho, Mototake, Hidemitsu
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Oxford University Press 2018
Schlagworte:
Case Report
Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888647/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644046
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjy069
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Ähnliche Einträge