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. 1992 Jan;51(1):120–122. doi: 10.1136/ard.51.1.120

Systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by tricuspid stenosis and regurgitation: successful treatment by valve transplantation.

D E Ames 1, R A Asherson 1, J D Coltart 1, V Vassilikos 1, J K Jones 1, G R Hughes 1
PMCID: PMC1004634  PMID: 1540016

Abstract

Clinical tricuspid stenosis has not previously been reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 25 year old woman with active SLE presented with signs of severe right ventricular failure. Cardiac catheterisation confirmed the diagnosis of tricuspid stenosis and regurgitation together with mitral regurgitation. This patient underwent successful tricuspid and mitral valve replacement.

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