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Rheumatoid nodule on the anterior mitral valve leaflet
Author(s) -
Tennyson Charlene,
Kler Aaron,
Chaturvedi Anshuman,
Paschalis Andreas,
Venkateswaran Rajamiyer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.13809
Subject(s) - medicine , leaflet (botany) , mitral valve , cardiology , nodule (geology) , paleontology , biology
Symptomatic cardiac rheumatoid nodules are a rare but recognized manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis. We describe the surgical management of a rheumatic nodule involving the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve.
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