Cardiac surgery in a patient with multiple myeloma combined with renal amyloidosis.
We present a case of a 62-year-old woman who underwent mitral valve and aortic valve replacement owing to infective endocarditis. Previously, the patient had been diagnosed with renal amyloidosis and multiple myeloma. She underwent chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation and has achieved nearly complete remission. The patient's postoperative course was almost uneventful, and she was discharged on the 22nd postoperative day. This is the first case report about cardiac surgery for the patient with multiple myeloma combined with renal amyloidosis.
Namai
Asako
A
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Sendai Medical Center, 2-8-8 Miyagino, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8520, Japan.
Sakurai
Masahiro
M
Sasaki
Osamu
O
Meguro
Kuniaki
K
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D036102:Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents