Constrictive Pericarditis and Rheumatoid Nodules with Severe Aortic Incompetence

The case of a female patient presenting with constrictive rheumatoid pericarditis and aortic incompetence secondary to valvular rheumatoid nodules is described along with a review of the literature with the aim to highlight this rare cause of aortic insufficiency.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Beattie, Rory, Booth, Karen, Herron, Brian, Sheppard, Mary N., Parissis, Haralambos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24715913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/524643
Descripción
Sumario:The case of a female patient presenting with constrictive rheumatoid pericarditis and aortic incompetence secondary to valvular rheumatoid nodules is described along with a review of the literature with the aim to highlight this rare cause of aortic insufficiency.

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