Aortic Stenosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Syndrome / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 613-616, 2004.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-45027
ABSTRACT
Systemic lupus erythemotosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with dermal, renal, and cardiac manifestations. It frequently has cardiovascular complications such as pericarditis, myocarditis, and valvular heart diseases. Valvular heart diseases in SLE comes mainly in the form of mitral or aortic insufficiencies. Report of aortic stenosis is extremely rare. Surgical treatments of valvular heart disease in SLE are not done frequently because of complications in other organs. Aortic stenosis developed in a 59 year-old woman with SLE, and aortic valve replacement was done successfully.
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Main subject:
Aortic Valve
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Aortic Valve Stenosis
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Pericarditis
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Endocarditis
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Heart Valve Diseases
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
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Myocarditis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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