Mitral Valve Replacement with a Pulmonary Autograft in an Infant
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 149-152, 2018.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
A 76-day-old infant weighing 3.4 kg was referred for surgical intervention for severe mitral valve stenoinsufficiency caused by leaflet fibrosis and calcification. He had experienced a cerebral infarction in the left middle cerebral artery territory, which was deemed attributable to an embolism of a calcified particle from the dysmorphic mitral valve. Because mitral valve replacement using a prosthetic valve was not feasible in this small baby, mitral valve replacement with a pulmonary autograft was performed. After a brief period of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support, he was weaned from ECMO and was discharged home without further cardiovascular complications.
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Main subject:
Fibrosis
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Cerebral Infarction
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Middle Cerebral Artery
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Embolism
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Autografts
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Mitral Valve
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Humans
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Infant
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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