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AlleaBelle Bradshaw1, Jace C Bradshaw2, Giancarlo Suffredini2
1Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Background:
Achondroplasia is the most common short stature skeletal dysplasia, but there are few reports of cardiac surgical intervention in these patients.
Case Summary:
We present a case of mitral valve (MV) repair for mitral regurgitation in a patient with achondroplasia. A 55-year-old man with achondroplasia and obstructive sleep apnea presented with acute-onset dyspnea. Echocardiography demonstrated severe mitral regurgitation with a flail posterior leaflet. He underwent uncomplicated MV repair with artificial cords and an annuloplasty.
Discussion:
MV repair is feasible and can be straightforward in patients with achondroplasia. We discuss important considerations for future peri- and intraoperative providers of these patients in cardiac surgery.
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