PubMed · 1986 · 14 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryAortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve SurgeryMitral Valve DiseaseOsteogenesis ImperfectaSurgical Valve ReplacementValvular Heart DiseaseDegenerative Aortic Valve DiseaseDegenerative Mitral Valve DiseaseMitral Valve AnatomyPulmonic Valve AnnulusSurgical Mitral Valve Replacement
A patient with osteogenesis imperfecta and mitral and aortic insufficiency, who underwent valve replacement, is described. The post-operative course was complicated by mitral valve dehiscence due to extreme friability of the mitral valve annulus.