Rheumatoid nodule on the anterior mitral valve leaflet

Charlene Tennyson; Aaron Kler; Anshuman Chaturvedi; Andreas Paschalis; Rajamiyer Venkateswaran

doi:10.1111/jocs.13809

Rheumatoid nodule on the anterior mitral valve leaflet

J Card Surg. 2018 Oct;33(10):643-645. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13809. Epub 2018 Sep 10.

Authors

Charlene Tennyson¹, Aaron Kler¹, Anshuman Chaturvedi¹, Andreas Paschalis², Rajamiyer Venkateswaran¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK.
² Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.

PMID: 30199922
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13809

Abstract

Symptomatic cardiac rheumatoid nodules are a rare but recognized manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. We describe the surgical management of a rheumatic nodule involving the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve.

Keywords: valve repair/replacement; mitral; rheumatoid; surgical history.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Coronary Angiography
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / etiology*
Heart Valve Diseases / pathology
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / pathology
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging
Rheumatic Heart Disease / etiology*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / pathology
Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome