Cardiac ochronosis: not so benign
2009; Oxford University Press; Volume: 35; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.12.032
ISSN1873-734X
AutoresPierre Wauthy, Valérie Seghers, Perrine Mathonet, Frank Deuvaert,
Tópico(s)Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
ResumoA 78-year-old patient with ochronosis has developed symptomatic aortic stenosis. He has undergone an aortic valve replacement that was highly complicated by a severe aortic calcification. The right coronary artery was sacrificed and bypassed in order to control a massive aortic root haemorrhage. The patient has presented a sternal dehiscence that required surgical revision. The sternal frailty was related to chronic corticotherapy in a patient with chronic spondylarthrosis. Cardiac ochronosis in the elderly may be associated to surgical complications related to severe aortic root calcifications and chronic corticotherapy for arthropathies.
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