Case report: Mitral valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis and cerebral embolism of primary antiphospholipid syndrome
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by recurrent arteriovenous thrombosis and/or morbid pregnancy. Valve involvement is the most common cardiac manifestation of APS, with lesions characterized by valve thickening and vegetations known as Libman-Sacks endoca...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-08-01
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Reeks: | Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine |
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Online toegang: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.985111/full |