PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Brennan, F. J.
AU  - Ford, S. E.
AU  - Ford, P. M.
AU  - Morrin, P. A.
AU  - Burggraf, G. W.
AU  - Salerno, T. A.
TI  - Mitral regurgitation due to lupus endocarditis treated with valve replacement
DP  - 1983 Sep 15
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 584--587
VI  - 129
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/6/584.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/6/584.full
SO  - CMAJ1983 Sep 15; 129
AB  - A murmur of mitral regurgitation developed in a 20-year-old woman with a 2-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus. Echocardiography revealed thickening of both valve leaflets and abnormal diastolic motion of the posterior one, confirming the diagnosis of mitral endocarditis. The mitral regurgitation progressed to cause congestive heart failure, which was refractory to drug therapy but was effectively treated with mitral valve replacement.