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Aortic root replacement in a patient with unoperated tricuspid atresia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2019

Shintaroh Koizumi*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
Kozo Matsuo
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
Masashi Kabasawa
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Chiba, Japan
*
Author for correspondence: S. Koizumi, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 575, Tsurumai, Ichihara, Chiba 290-0512, Japan. Tel: +81-43-6883111; Fax: +81-43-6883032. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

A 42-year-old man was referred to our hospital with heart failure and unoperated tricuspid atresia with pulmonary valve stenosis. His condition was initially managed with medical therapy; however, he required repeat hospitalisations for congestive heart failure. We diagnosed the chief cause of his heart failure as aortic valve regurgitation secondary to aortic root dilatation. Aortic root replacement was performed and then his heart failure was controlled.

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© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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