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

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)...

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Main Authors: 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: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/5/1/13

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