title: Aortic root enlargement for aortic valve replacement in an achondroplastic dwarf.
abstract: We present a case of aortic valve replacement combined with aortic root enlargement, performed on an achondroplastic dwarf with severe calcific aortic stenosis. There are no data about the incidence of valvular diseases in achondroplastic patients. To our knowledge, this is the 1st time that an aortic valve replacement associated with an aortic root enlarging procedure has been performed in this kind of patient. The aim of this report is to show that achondroplasia, in and of itself, is not a contraindication to aortic valve replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Via Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy. antonio.scafuri@fastweb.net.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scafuri
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moscarelli
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guerrieri Wolf
authors.forename: Costantino
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Del Giudice
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiariello
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged