Aortic and mitral valve replacement in osteogenesis imperfecta. Report of a case.
A patient with osteogenesis imperfecta and mitral and aortic insufficiency, who underwent valve replacement, is described. The post-operative course was complicated by mitral valve dehiscence due to extreme friability of the mitral valve annulus.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation