AI Article Synopsis
- - A 40-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus experienced serious complications, including cerebral infarction and alveolar hemorrhage.
- - Upon examination, she was found to have severe aortic insufficiency and diagnosed with Libman-Sacks syndrome, which is associated with lupus.
- - Surgery was performed due to left ventricular dilatation and fatigue, revealing distinctive holes of 4-mm and 5-mm in the aortic valve's cusps during pathology analysis.
Article Abstract
A 40-year-old woman who was diagnosed to have systemic lupus erythematosus developed complications of cerebral infarction and alveolar hemorrhage. Close examination revealed severe aortic insufficiency, and she was diagnosed with Libman-Sacks syndrome. Due to progressive dilatation of the left ventricle and her easily fatigued state, surgery was performed. On pathological examination, holes of 4-mm and 5-mm diameter were detected in the left coronary and noncoronary cusps of the aortic valve, respectively. The morphology of the valve lesions showed a characteristic shape of such huge holes.
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