TY - JOUR
T1 - A Rare Case of Florid Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody–Associated Vasculitis Involving Both Atrioventricular Valves
AU - Khan, Habib
AU - Chaubey, Sanjay
AU - Nitiahpapand, Rynda
AU - Desai, Jatin
PY - 2016/8
Y1 - 2016/8
N2 - Cardiac involvement is rare in antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)–associated systemic vasculitis but can involve aortic and mitral valves. We present an unusual case of a 65-year-old woman who presented 16 years after an aortic valve replacement with severe mitral regurgitation with ACNA-associated vasculitis. The extensive nature of the pathologic condition, which extended to the tricuspid valve, prevented the replacement of the mitral valve during a surgical procedure. This is a rare case in which florid valvulopathy was observed in association with vasculitis.
AB - Cardiac involvement is rare in antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)–associated systemic vasculitis but can involve aortic and mitral valves. We present an unusual case of a 65-year-old woman who presented 16 years after an aortic valve replacement with severe mitral regurgitation with ACNA-associated vasculitis. The extensive nature of the pathologic condition, which extended to the tricuspid valve, prevented the replacement of the mitral valve during a surgical procedure. This is a rare case in which florid valvulopathy was observed in association with vasculitis.
U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.044
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.12.044
M3 - Review article
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 102
SP - e87-e88
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 2
ER -
