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Aortic insufficiency and enterococcal endocarditis complicating systemic lupus erythematosus
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hacettepe University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
|October 1, 1995
Summary
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with aortic insufficiency and enterococcal endocarditis may require aortic valve replacement. Steroid treatment in SLE can increase valve incompetence risk, necessitating careful cardiac monitoring.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can cause diverse cardiac complications affecting the endocardium, myocardium, pericardium, and coronary vessels.
- Corticosteroid therapy, common in SLE management, is associated with an increased risk of valvular incompetence.
- Libman-Sacks endocarditis, a rare manifestation of SLE, can lead to severe aortic insufficiency and infective endocarditis.