Lina Jeantin, Tiphaine Lenfant, Pierre Bataille, Hubert de Boysson, Pascal Cathébras, Christian Agard, Stanislas Faguer, Vincent Poindron, Marc Ruivard, Nicolas Martin Silva, Matthieu Monge, Loic Guillevin, Xavier Puéchal, Benjamin Terrier, Agnès Dechartres, Pierre Charles
OBJECTIVE: While myocardial impairment is a predictor of poor prognosis in ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV), little is known about valvular involvement. This study aims at describing the clinical presentation, management and outcome of endocarditis associated with AAV. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter retrospective study in centers affiliated with the French Vasculitis Study Group. We included patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), or eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) with endocardial impairment...
July 15, 2022: Journal of Rheumatology