Minimally invasive cardiac surgery for a young woman with Marfan syndrome and mitral regurgitation

Hiroki Kato; Hiroshi Ohtake; Shoujiro Yamaguchi; Noriyoshi Yashiki; Ko Yoshizumi; Takeshi Takagi; Go Watanabe

doi:10.1007/s11748-009-0576-0

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery for a young woman with Marfan syndrome and mitral regurgitation

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2010 Oct;58(10):531-3. doi: 10.1007/s11748-009-0576-0. Epub 2010 Oct 13.

Authors

Hiroki Kato¹, Hiroshi Ohtake, Shoujiro Yamaguchi, Noriyoshi Yashiki, Ko Yoshizumi, Takeshi Takagi, Go Watanabe

Affiliation

¹ Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Japan. hirokikato@e-mail.jp

PMID: 20941568
DOI: 10.1007/s11748-009-0576-0

Abstract

The case involved a 26-year-old woman with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and severe mitral valve regurgitation who hoped to bear a child. Anticipating future surgery to treat cardiovascular disease via a median sternotomy, we performed mitral annuloplasty via a right anterior thoracotomy. Mitral valve repair for mitral valve regurgitation via a right anterior thoracotomy is one of the most beneficial procedures for patients with MFS.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Marfan Syndrome / complications*
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracotomy*
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography