Constrictive Pericarditis and Rheumatoid Nodules with Severe Aortic Incompetence

The case of a female patient presenting with constrictive rheumatoid pericarditis and aortic incompetence secondary to valvular rheumatoid nodules is described along with a review of the literature with the aim to highlight this rare cause of aortic insufficiency.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Beattie, Rory, Booth, Karen, Herron, Brian, Sheppard, Mary N., Parissis, Haralambos
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970445/