title: Concurrent diagnosis of rheumatic mitral stenosis & aortoarteritis: a rare combination.
abstract: A 21-year-old lady was initially diagnosed with rheumatic mitral stenosis and then 18 months later with asymptomatic aortoarteritis. She was treated with percutaneous interventions for both problems. This is a very rare combination of conditions, which has previously been reported in a few autopsy specimens. We highlight the importance of thorough echocardiography in the patient and also suggest how future cases could be treated at one catheterisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prashantigram, Andhra Pradesh, India. suneilaggarwal@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: Suneil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: V Ramnath
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sai
authors.forename: Jitendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult