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Mitral Valve Repair, Tricuspid Valve Annuloplasty, and Ligation of Coronary Artery‐Pulmonary Trunk Fistula in a Patient with Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Maeda Koichi,
Sakagoshi Nobuo,
Matsuura Ryohei,
Shimazaki Yasuhisa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2011.01228.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , tricuspid valve , pulmonary artery , pulmonary trunk , ligation , right coronary artery , surgery , myocardial infarction , coronary angiography
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is a rare cardiac disorder characterized by replacement of myocytes with adipose and fibrous tissue and often presents with ventricular arrhythmia, heart failure, and sudden death. This report describes a 67‐year‐old man with ARVC complicated with severe mitral regurgitation, dilated annulus of the tricuspid valve, and coronary artery‐pulmonary artery fistula. Mitral valve repair, tricuspid valve annuloplasty, and ligation of the coronary artery‐pulmonary artery fistula were performed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on postoperative day 15. (J Card Surg 2011;26:274‐276)