title: Aortic root replacement for Valsalva sinus aneurysm with lupus erythematosus.
abstract: A 76-year-old man with systemic lupus erythematosus was found to have an aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva. Aortic root replacement with a stentless bioprosthesis, using a full root technique, was successfully performed. The pathological findings of the excised aortic valve were not secondary to atherosclerosis, inflammatory or infectious disease, but seemed to be compatible with those previously reported in a case of systemic lupus erythematosus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, Kashihara, Nara, Japan. thirose@kcn.jp
authors.forename: Tomoaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Takehisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayata
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001706:Biopsy; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva