Rheumatoid Inflammation Causing Aortic Valve Perforation
An elderly woman with rheumatoid arthritis presented with progressive dyspnea. Transoesophageal echocardiography revealed severe aortic regurgitation with perforation of the non-coronary and left coronary leaflet. After stabilization and a week of antibiotic therapy, aortic valve replacement was performed. The valve histology showed palisading granulomas typical of rheumatoid etiology.
Authors
- Rashmi Rao
- Pradeep Vaideeswar
- Neha Arora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9198-8744)
- Jaipal Jadwani
- Kunal Sinkar
- Neeta Bachani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7367-1847)
Institutions
- Holy Family Hospital (IN)
- King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Echocardiography
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/echo.70145
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39