Heart transplantation is subject to a number of chronic complications that may limit graft survival and be detrimental to the patient's quality of life. Aortic valve stenosis is a rare complication found after cardiac transplantation, which we believe has never been described on a tricuspid normal aortic valve. In the present study, we report a case of successful aortic valve replacement performed 16 years after cardiac transplantation on an extensively calcified tricuspid valve. Surgery was performed by using a minimally invasive approach with a reverse T upper mini-sternotomy, and the aortic valve was replaced by a biological prosthesis. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after the operation. (Ann Thorac Surg 2010;90:1688-90) (C) 2010 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in a Transplanted Heart / Nicola, Vistarini; Andrea Maria, D'Armini; Carlo, Pellegrini; Marco, Aiello; Toscano, Michele; Gaetano, Minzioni; Mario, Vigano. - In: ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY. - ISSN 0003-4975. - STAMPA. - 90:5(2010), pp. 1688-1690. [10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.013]
Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement in a Transplanted Heart
TOSCANO, Michele;
2010
Abstract
Heart transplantation is subject to a number of chronic complications that may limit graft survival and be detrimental to the patient's quality of life. Aortic valve stenosis is a rare complication found after cardiac transplantation, which we believe has never been described on a tricuspid normal aortic valve. In the present study, we report a case of successful aortic valve replacement performed 16 years after cardiac transplantation on an extensively calcified tricuspid valve. Surgery was performed by using a minimally invasive approach with a reverse T upper mini-sternotomy, and the aortic valve was replaced by a biological prosthesis. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 7 days after the operation. (Ann Thorac Surg 2010;90:1688-90) (C) 2010 by The Society of Thoracic SurgeonsI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.