Mitral valve reconstruction in a patient with Libman-Sacks endocarditis: A case report

Journal of Heart Valve Disease

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-106

  Perier, Patrick ^a   Jeserich, Michael ^b   Vieth, Michael ^c   Pohle, Karsten ^d   Hohenberger, Wolfgang ^a   Diegeler, Anno ^a  

^a Abteilung Kardiologie   (Germany)

^b Private Practice   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Krankenhaus Martha Maria   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; IVABRADINE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CARPENTIER EDWARDS BIOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART AUSCULTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIBMAN SACKS ENDOCARDITIS; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; THORACOTOMY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; IMMUNOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS, SYSTEMIC; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953833871     PISSN: 09668519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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