[Rheumatoid cardiopathy. Observations on a clinical case]

N Giordano; R De Stefano; A Fioravanti; A Buti; M T Del Vecchio; P Luzi; R Marcolongo

[Rheumatoid cardiopathy. Observations on a clinical case]

Minerva Med. 1984 Feb 25;75(7):321-30.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

N Giordano, R De Stefano, A Fioravanti, A Buti, M T Del Vecchio, P Luzi, R Marcolongo

PMID: 6700838

Abstract

The occurrence of cardiac involvement in RA is frequent but cardiac lesions are observed more frequently at necroscopy than on clinical examination. The case of a RA patient with a serious mitral valves involvement is reported in which the histological examination of the bioptic tissue obtained during surgical valves replacement showed a typical rheumatoid granulomatous inflammation of the endocardium.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
Electrocardiography
Endocarditis / pathology
Female
Hand / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / pathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / pathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Radiography
Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging
Rheumatic Heart Disease / pathology*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery