Successful mitral valve replacement in a patient with a severe form of beta-thalassaemia

Luca Botta; Carlo Savini; Sofia Martin-Suarez; Andrea Dell' Amore; Nicola Camurri; Giorgio Arpesella; Roberto Di Bartolomeo

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2006.09.010

Successful mitral valve replacement in a patient with a severe form of beta-thalassaemia

Heart Lung Circ. 2008 Feb;17(1):77-9. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.09.010. Epub 2007 Feb 22.

Authors

Luca Botta¹, Carlo Savini, Sofia Martin-Suarez, Andrea Dell' Amore, Nicola Camurri, Giorgio Arpesella, Roberto Di Bartolomeo

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

PMID: 17321216
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2006.09.010

Abstract

beta-Thalassaemia is an inherited haemoglobin (Hb) disorder resulting in chronic haemolytic anaemia. The most anaemic patients require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions for survival but iron accumulation leads to multisystem dysfunction. Heart complications represent the leading cause of mortality in beta-thalassaemia patients. In this case report we present a successful mitral valve replacement (MVR) in a patient with a severe form of beta-thalassaemia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Blood Transfusion*
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Perioperative Care / methods
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
beta-Thalassemia / complications*
beta-Thalassemia / diagnosis