Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 341.e3-341.e5 , March 2010

Isolated Tricuspid Valve Libman-Sacks Endocarditis and Valvular Stenosis: Unusual Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

  • Ali Reza Moaref, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • ,
  • Sasan Afifi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • ,
  • Sheema Rezaian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Alzahra Cardiovascular Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • ,
  • Gholam Reza Rezaian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Gholam Reza Rezaian, MD, Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Namazee Hospital, 71937-11351, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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PII: S0894-7317(09)00811-6

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.09.004

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 341.e3-341.e5 , March 2010

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