Display options
Cite
Wetstein L, Ergin MA, Harken AH, et al. Rheumatoid involvement of the aortic arch. Cardiovasc Dis. 1981;8(3):379-384
Wetstein, L., Ergin, M. A., Harken, A. H., Eftekhari, M., & Griepp, R. B. (1981). Rheumatoid involvement of the aortic arch. Cardiovascular diseases, 8(3), 379-384.
Wetstein, Lewis, et al. "Rheumatoid involvement of the aortic arch." Cardiovascular diseases vol. 8,3 (1981): 379-384.
Wetstein L, Ergin MA, Harken AH, Eftekhari M, Griepp RB. Rheumatoid involvement of the aortic arch. Cardiovasc Dis. 1981 Sep;8(3):379-384. PMID: 15216195; PMCID: PMC287959.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

Cardiovasc Dis. 1981 Sep;8(3):379-384.

Rheumatoid involvement of the aortic arch.

Cardiovascular diseases

Lewis Wetstein, M Arisan Ergin, Alden H. Harken, Mohammad Eftekhari, Randall B. Griepp

Affiliations

  1. Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Pathology, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11203.

PMID: 15216195 PMCID: PMC287959

Abstract

The clinical course of rheumatoid arthritis may be complicated by cardiac involvement. Indeed, postmortem studies suggest rheumatoid involvement in up to 50% of pericardial, 5% of myocardial, and 60% of valvular specimens. Yet, in our search of the literature, we found only a single case report describing aortic valve replacement for rheumatoid valvulitis. This discrepancy may be related to the paucity of symptoms in this sedentary group of patients. A complete cardiac evaluation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis is recommended to select those with significant valvular involvement for timely surgical intervention prior to the development of irreversible left ventricular dysfunction. Two patients who benefitted from aortic valve replacement for rheumatoid valvular disease are presented.

References

  1. Ann Intern Med. 1963 Jan;58:102-23 - PubMed
  2. Q J Med. 1969 Oct;38(152):397-423 - PubMed
  3. Ann Rheum Dis. 1975 Aug;34(4):312-20 - PubMed
  4. Arthritis Rheum. 1960 Aug;3:298-308 - PubMed
  5. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 1969 Apr;57(4):471-4 - PubMed
  6. N Engl J Med. 1962 May 10;266:959-64 - PubMed
  7. Am J Med. 1967 Dec;43(6):922-9 - PubMed
  8. Arch Intern Med. 1966 Apr;117(4):480-3 - PubMed
  9. Arch Intern Med. 1969 Dec;124(6):714-9 - PubMed
  10. Circulation. 1973 Nov;48(5):1014-27 - PubMed
  11. Am J Med. 1963 Aug;35:145-62 - PubMed
  12. Arch Intern Med. 1968 Aug;122(2):141-6 - PubMed
  13. N Z Med J. 1971 Jan;73(464):14-8 - PubMed

Publication Types