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Systemic lupus erythematosus caused acquired aortic valvular stenosis due to massive thrombotic deposits on the valve in two patients.
This report describes a novel finding of acquired aortic stenosis caused by massive thrombotic deposits in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Highlights a novel etiology for acquired aortic stenosis; extends known SLE manifestations but remains hypothesis-generating.
Two patients with systemic lupus erythematosus had aortic valvular stenosis resulting from massive thrombotic deposits on the valve. This condition has not been described previously, but a similar process has been reported to have caused mitral stenosis in a patient.
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Pritzker et al. (1980) studied this question. Systemic lupus erythematosus caused acquired aortic valvular stenosis due to massive thrombotic deposits on the valve in two patients.
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