Korean J Med.
2015 Jan;88(1):110-113. 10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.110.
Non-Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. byoo@amc.seoul.kr
- KMID: 2269181
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.110
Abstract
- Pericarditis and atherosclerotic events are generally regarded as relatively common cardiac manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, RA-associated endocarditis is rarely reported, and can be confused (by clinicians) with an infective vegetation. Herein, we report a case of sterile endocarditis involving the mitral valve in a 36 year-old patient with longstanding RA; the problem was accidentally detected during performance of a valve operation.
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