Key role of histological and PCR studies in the differential diagnosis of heart valve disease in Takayasu’s arteritis, infective endocarditis and myxomatous degeneration

Key role of histological and PCR studies in the differential diagnosis of heart valve disease in Takayasu’s arteritis, infective endocarditis and myxomatous degeneration

Aortic valve lesion is a common cardiopathy, which may have very diverse causes, from degenerative, congenital and infectious diseases to autoimmune conditions. We present a rare case of Takayasu arteritis and severe heart lesion due to the myxomatous degeneration of the aortic and mitral valve cusp...

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Main Authors: Alexandra S. Pisaryuk, Elizaveta O. Kotova, Alexandra Yu. Moiseeva, Elvira A. Domonova, Natalia S. Tsimbalist, Imad A. Meray, Ayten F. Safarova, Tatiana G. Bogdanova, Natalia E. Tolokonnikova, Zhanna D. Kobalava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2023-06-01
Series:RUDN Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
infectious endocarditis
takayasu arteritis
aortic insufficiency
pcr-test
myxomatous degeneration
histopathologic examination
duke criteria
Online Access:https://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/article/viewFile/35097/22179

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