Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-06T21:51:51 RDF description of Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for advanced valvular disease in active SLE and APS - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn17930 Autoimmune Diseases 10.1177/0961203313498797 Heart Diseases Surgery 22 <p>Valvular heart disease is a relatively common finding in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), sometimes necessitating valve surgery. Valve replacement may result in significant early and late morbidity and mortality. Surgical risks are even greater when co-morbid conditions including active SLE and renal involvement are present. This is the first report of the successful use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe critical aortic stenosis in a patient with active SLE, renal failure and APS. TAVR may represent an additional, safer, approach to cardiac valve replacement in appropriately selected patients particularly where surgical risk is high and active disease present.<p> 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00 21968 10 13694 Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for advanced valvular disease in active SLE and APS Skin Diseases document-rn17930 public Lupus