Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis caused by alkaptonuria.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.058.
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Abstract
We report a case of aortic stenosis associated with ochronosis in a 70-year-old man who underwent biologic aortic valve replacement. Intraoperative findings included ochronosis of a severely calcified pigmented aortic valve along with pigmentation of the intima of the aorta.
Medical subject headings
- Alkaptonuria
- Aortic Valve
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis