Aortic valve replacement in a woman with osteogenesis imperfecta.
The mortality rate in cardiac surgery patients with heritable generalized connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan s syndrome and osteogenesis imperfecta, is high due to tissue friability. We describe a successful open heart surgery for repair of aortic regurgitation in a woman with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Although tissue friability caused no problems during surgery in this case, it should be kept in mind when operating on patients with OI.
Aoki
Tadashi
T
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mito Saiseikai General Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kuraoka
Setsuo
S
Ohtani
Shin-ichi
S
Kuroda
Yasuhisa
Y
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010013:Osteogenesis Imperfecta / Q000150:complications*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage