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- Title
Mitral valve surgery for mitral regurgitation caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a report of four cases and a systematic review of the literature.
- Authors
Bouma, Wobbe; Klinkenberg, Theo J.; van der Horst, Iwan C. C.; Wijdh-den Hamer, Inez J.; Erasmus, Michiel E.; Bijl, Marc; Suurmeijer, Albert J. H.; Zijlstra, Felix; Mariani, Massimo A.
- Abstract
Libman-Sacks endocarditis of the mitral valve was first described by Libman and Sacks in 1924. Currently, the sterile verrucous vegetative lesions seen in Libman-Sacks endocarditis are regarded as a cardiac manifestation of both systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Although typically mild and asymptomatic, complications of Libman-Sacks endocarditis may include superimposed bacterial endocarditis, thromboembolic events, and severe valvular regurgitation and/or stenosis requiring surgery. In this study we report two cases of mitral valve repair and two cases of mitral valve replacement for mitral regurgitation (MR) caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis. In addition, we provide a systematic review of the English literature on mitral valve surgery for MR caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis. This report shows that mitral valve repair is feasible and effective in young patients with relatively stable SLE and/or APS and only localized mitral valve abnormalities caused by Libman-Sacks endocarditis. Both clinical and echocardiographic follow-up after repair show excellent mid- and long-term results.
- Subjects
ENDOCARDITIS; MITRAL valve surgery; LUPUS erythematosus; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID syndrome
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010, Vol 5, p13
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1186/1749-8090-5-13