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Treatment of Libman-Sacks endocarditis by combination of warfarin and immunosuppressive therapy [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(8): 687-690 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2019.29213

Treatment of Libman-Sacks endocarditis by combination of warfarin and immunosuppressive therapy

Mehmet Rasih Sonsöz1, Rukiye Dilara Tekin2, Ahmet Gül2, Zehra Buğra1, Dursun Atılgan1
1Department of Cardiology, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
2Department of Rheumatology, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a clinical disorder that creates an increased risk of arterial or venous thrombotic events or pregnancy-associated complications and includes the presence of autoantibodies against negatively charged phospholipids. This syndrome is often associated with systemic autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Libman-Sacks endocarditis is a form of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and is infrequently seen in APS. There are few data documenting the echocardiographic response of APS valve disease to medical treatment. This is an unusual case of a young female patient with SLE and APS who had chorea and non-bacterial thrombotic aortic valve endocarditis. Echocardiography revealed that the vegetation had receded after a combination of warfarin and immunosuppressive therapy.

Keywords: Antiphospholipid syndrome, immunosuppressive therapy; Libman-Sacks endocarditis; systemic lupus erythematosus; warfarin.











How to cite this article
Mehmet Rasih Sonsöz, Rukiye Dilara Tekin, Ahmet Gül, Zehra Buğra, Dursun Atılgan. Treatment of Libman-Sacks endocarditis by combination of warfarin and immunosuppressive therapy. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2019; 47(8): 687-690

Corresponding Author: Mehmet Rasih Sonsöz, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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