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Concomitant aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement, and coronary artery bypass grafting for aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation in a patient with relapsing polychondritis

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Relapsing polychondritis is a rare multi-system disease characterized by inflammation in cartilaginous structures and other connective tissues. Cardiovascular complications occur in 10–51% of the patients. We report a case of concomitant aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement, and coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with relapsing polychondritis. A 71-year-old female with relapsing polychondritis on prednisolone (5 mg/day) for 15 years presented at our hospital for further evaluation of valvular disease. Severe aortic stenosis and severe mitral regurgitation were diagnosed. We performed aortic and mitral valve replacement. During surgery, we found connective tissue surrounding the intima of the sinus of Valsalva and stenosis of the right coronary artery ostium, which was not noted on preoperative coronary angiography. We removed the tissue and performed bypass grafting to the right coronary artery. Postoperative recovery was uneventful, and she was discharged 27 days after surgery.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, 1-1-1 Atagocho, Iwakuni, Yamaguchi, 740-8510, Japan

    Eiri Kisamori, Satoru Otani, Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, Michiru Nishiki, Yuki Yamada & Taichiro Matsumoto

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Kisamori, E., Otani, S., Yamamoto, T. et al. Concomitant aortic valve replacement, mitral valve replacement, and coronary artery bypass grafting for aortic stenosis and mitral regurgitation in a patient with relapsing polychondritis. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 68, 185–189 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-019-01130-6

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