Tricuspid valve steno-insufficiency in systemic lupus erythematosus.
We describe a case of isolated tricuspid steno-insufficiency, diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography, in a 43-year-old woman affected by systemic lupus erythematosus. Other similar cases were never previously reported.
Istituto di 1 Clinica Medica, Policlinico Umberto 1, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014264:Tricuspid Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography