Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis caused by alkaptonuria

Junko Hiroyoshi; Aya Saito; Nirmal Panthee; Yasushi Imai; Dai Kawashima; Noboru Motomura; Minoru Ono

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.058

Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis caused by alkaptonuria

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Mar;95(3):1076-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.058.

Authors

Junko Hiroyoshi¹, Aya Saito, Nirmal Panthee, Yasushi Imai, Dai Kawashima, Noboru Motomura, Minoru Ono

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 23438536
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.058

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Alkaptonuria / complications*
Alkaptonuria / diagnosis
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / etiology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Echocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Radiography, Thoracic