Mitral valve surgery in libman sacks endocarditis: A case report
Libman Sacks endocarditis is a cardiac manifestation of erythematous systemic lupus which often goes unnoticed but can lead to valvular surgery in certain complications, we report the case of a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and Libman-Sacks endocarditis that progressed rapidly to severe mitral insufficiency that needed surgery.
Authors
- Briki Jihad
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of surgical case reports & images.
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.52768/annsurgcaserepimages/1040
- Primary Topic
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00