title: Aortic valve replacement for Libman-Sacks endocarditis.
abstract: Cardiac involvement is a recognized complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which can involve most cardiac components, including pericardium, conduction system, myocardium, heart valves, and coronaries. Libman-Sacks (verrucous) endocarditis is the characteristic cardiac valvular manifestation. We report a patient with SLE who had severe aortic regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis. The patient underwent successful mechanical aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. uday.dandekar@uhb.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Uday P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Dandekar
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Watkin
authors.forename: Navin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Kirkpatrick C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Santo
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhudia
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitt
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Rooney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008181:Lupus Nephritis / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography