PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Griffin, Brian P.
AU  - Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Kathleen
AU  - Mandell, Brian F.
TI  - Understanding valvular heart disease in patients with systemic autoimmune diseases
DP  - 2004 Nov 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 881--885
VI  - 71
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/881.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/71/11/881.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2004 Nov 01; 71
AB  - Specific systemic autoimmune diseases are associated with distict valvular heart disorders. We discuss the valvular disorders associated with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, the systemic vasculitides, and scleroderma.