Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) hidden in the aortic valve

Delphine Marie-Therese Frans Vervloet; Tine De Backer; Jo Van Dorpe

doi:10.1007/s10554-016-0835-y

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's) hidden in the aortic valve

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 May;32(5):753-5. doi: 10.1007/s10554-016-0835-y. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Authors

Delphine Marie-Therese Frans Vervloet¹, Tine De Backer², Jo Van Dorpe³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. Delphine.vervloet@ugent.be.
² Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Department of Pathology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.

PMID: 26754429
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-016-0835-y

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic valve insufficiency; Endocarditis; Fever of unknown origin; Transoesophageal echocardiography; Wegener’s granulomatosis or granulomatosis with polyangiitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Aged
Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve* / pathology
Aortic Valve* / surgery
Biopsy
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / diagnostic imaging
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / pathology
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis* / surgery
Heart Valve Diseases* / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases* / pathology
Heart Valve Diseases* / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Necrosis
Predictive Value of Tests
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones