Libman-Sacks endocarditis

Lib·man-Sacks en·do·car·di·tis

(lib'măn saks),

verrucous endocarditis sometimes associated with disseminated lupus erythematosus.

Synonym(s): atypical verrucous endocarditis, Libman-Sacks syndrome, nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis

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Lib·man-Sacks en·do·car·di·tis

, Libman-Sacks syndrome (lib'măn saks en'dō-kahr-dī'tis, sin'drōm)

Verrucous endocarditis sometimes associated with disseminated lupus erythematosus.
Synonym(s): atypical verrucous endocarditis, nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis.

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Libman-Sacks endocarditis

A condition in which warty growths, discernible on ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY develop on the heart lining and especially on the valves. Unlike most forms of endocarditis these growths are not associated with bacterial infection. They are a feature of SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS (SLE). (Emanuel Libman, American physician, 1872–1946, and Benjamin Sacks, 1896–1939, American physician).

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Libman,

Emanuel, U.S. physician, 1872-1946.

Libman-Sacks endocarditis - verrucous endocarditis sometimes associated with disseminated lupus erythematosus. Synonym(s): atypical verrucous endocarditis; Libman-Sacks syndrome; nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis

Libman-Sacks syndrome - Synonym(s): Libman-Sacks endocarditis

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Sacks,

Benjamin, U.S. physician, 1896-1939.

Libman-Sacks endocarditis - see under Libman

Libman-Sacks syndrome - Synonym(s): Libman-Sacks endocarditis

Sacks QuickStick catheter

Sacks Single-Step catheter

Sacks-Vine gastrostomy kit

Sacks-Vine PEG system

Sacks-Vine type PEG

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