title: Aortic valve replacement in rheumatoid aortic incompetence.
abstract: Cardiac valvular involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is rare and seldom so severe as to require surgery. The present report is concerned with a case of rheumatoid aortic incompetence successfully treated by prosthetic valve replacement. As suggested by previous similar reports, surgery is the most effective therapy for clinically significant rheumatoid endocarditis.
mesh_terms: D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged