title: Cardiac ochronosis: valvular heart disease with dark green discoloration of the leaflets.
abstract: We report the case of 67-year-old woman who underwent aortic valve replacement and mitral valve repair due to ochronotic valvular disease (alkaptonuria), which was diagnosed incidentally during cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwziekenhuis Clinic, 9300 Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erek
authors.forename: Filip R A
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Casselman
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vanermen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000474:Alkaptonuria / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009794:Ochronosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*
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