Aortic Stenosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Syndrome.
- Author:
Ju Won CHOE
1
;
Woo Shik KIM
;
Haeng Il KOH
;
Yun Kyung KANG
;
Yong In L KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortic valve surgery;
Aortic stenosis;
System lupus erythematosus;
Endocarditis
- MeSH:
Aortic Valve;
Aortic Valve Stenosis*;
Endocarditis;
Female;
Heart Valve Diseases;
Humans;
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic*;
Middle Aged;
Myocarditis;
Pericarditis
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(7):613-616
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Systemic lupus erythemotosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disorder with dermal, renal, and cardiac manifestations. It frequently has cardiovascular complications such as pericarditis, myocarditis, and valvular heart diseases. Valvular heart diseases in SLE comes mainly in the form of mitral or aortic insufficiencies. Report of aortic stenosis is extremely rare. Surgical treatments of valvular heart disease in SLE are not done frequently because of complications in other organs. Aortic stenosis developed in a 59 year-old woman with SLE, and aortic valve replacement was done successfully.
