title: Successful mitral valve replacement for MELAS.
abstract: Successful mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation in a patient with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy is reported. Renal failure due to low cardiac output improved dramatically after mitral valve replacement and he was discharged 10 weeks after surgery. The surgical indication and timing for valvular dysfunction in patients with mitochondrial cardiomyopathy are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000209:etiology; D000293:Adolescent; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*