[Successful surgical correction for an incomplete endocardial cushion defect in an elderly patient].
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 46(11): 1172-6, 1998 Nov.
Article
em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9884572
ABSTRACT
A 72-year-old female who presented with symptoms of severe congestive heart failure, was subsequently diagnosed as having an incomplete endocardial cushion defect. A severe left-to-right shunt and mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation were noted. Closure of the ostium primum defect, mitral valve replacement, and tricuspid valve annuloplasty were performed simultaneously. The postoperative course was uneventful. A review of literature revealed that this is the oldest such surgical patient described in Japan to date. We believe that surgical correction can be effective even in elderly patients.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comunicação Atrioventricular
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Japão