Cardiac valvular involvement in patients with rheumatoid arthritis is rare and seldom
so severe as to require surgery.
The present report is concerned with a case of rheumatoid aortic incompetence successfully
treated by prosthetic valve replacement. As suggested by previous similar reports,
surgery is the most effective therapy for clinically significant rheumatoid endocarditis.
Rheumatoid aortic incompetence - Therapy by prosthetic valve replacement
