Successful surgical treatment of cardiac cirrhosis. Tricuspid surgery and plasma exchange

J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 1996 Jun;37(3):305-7.

Abstract

A patient with cardiac cirrhosis due to severe tricuspid regurgitation associated with a mitral valve lesion successfully underwent mitral and tricuspid valve replacement. Preoperative rest cure with liver supporting therapy for 5 months was used to maximize hepatic and cardiac function. Postoperatively, jaundice developed despite improvements in cardiac function. Plasma exchange was performed nine times over a period of 10 days with the liver function improved. He was discharged with New York Heart Association class I symptoms and normal liver function 2 months following surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Jaundice / etiology
  • Jaundice / therapy
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Plasma Exchange*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Tricuspid Valve
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / complications
  • Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*