Libman-Sacks endocarditis
English
Etymology
First described by Emanuel Libman and Benjamin Sacks at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City in 1924.
Noun
Libman-Sacks endocarditis (uncountable)
- A form of non-bacterial endocarditis seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the most common cardiac presentation of that disorder.