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Standardized Technique of Aortic Valve Re-implantation for Valve-sparing Aortic Root Replacement
Published on: December 11, 2017
Heart transplantation and consecutive mitral valve replacement
I Aleksic1, J A Piotrowski, M Kamler
1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany. ivan.aleksic@uni-essen.de
Abstract:
A 48-year-old man was diagnosed with progressive mitral insufficiency due to fibrosis of papillary muscles and chordae tendineae, necessitating mitral valve replacement (MVR) 8 months after cardiac transplantation. Donor echocardiography and inspection of the heart at procurement were inconspicuous. The patient is alive, free from valve-related complications and functionally improved six years after MVR. The limited yet successful experiences with left-sided valve repair or replacement in the transplanted heart are reviewed.
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