title: Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with a small aortic annulus in a patient having Werner's syndrome and liver cirrhosis.
abstract: Werner's syndrome is a rare genetic disease characterized by premature aging and scleroderma-like involvement of the skin. We report a case of aortic valve replacement for severely calcified aortic valve stenosis with a small annulus in a patient suffering from Werner's syndrome and liver cirrhosis
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sogawa
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasuya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koshika
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oguma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D014898:Werner Syndrome / Q000150:complications*