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Succesful surgical treatment of atrial septal defect with systemic lupus erythematosis in a 47-year-old female

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We report a case of surgical treatment of a 47-year-old female. She presented Atrial Septal Defect and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. The operative procedure consisted of ASD’s patch closure. Prednisolone was infused intravenously to prevent the acute deterioration of SLE after the operation. She was discharged from the hospital fifteen days after operation.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgey, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan

    Toru Okamura, Shinya Yokoyama & Eisei Koh

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Okamura, T., Yokoyama, S. & Koh, E. Succesful surgical treatment of atrial septal defect with systemic lupus erythematosis in a 47-year-old female. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 46, 730–732 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03217810

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