title: Heyde's syndrome.
abstract: Gastrointestinal bleeding due to colonic angiodysplasia can be associated with calcified aortic stenosis. This association is referred to as Heyde's syndrome. Aortic valve replacement can prevent recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding in these cases. We describe the case of a 46-year-old woman with congestive heart failure related to aortic stenosis, and severe anemia, with multiple angiodysplasias on the ileum and colon. After aortic valve replacement, there were no further episodes of bleeding and her hemoglobin levels normalized.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Department, Duzce University Faculty of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey ekinilkeli@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ekin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: İlkeli
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Siyami Ersek Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Şebnem
authors.initials: Ş
authors.lastname: Albeyoğlu
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Siyami Ersek Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ufuk
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Çiloğlu
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Siyami Ersek Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dağsalı
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sabri
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D016888:Angiodysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Angiodysplasia; Aortic valve stenosis; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Heart valve prosthesis implantation; von Willebrand factor