Long-term survival following surgery for endomyocardial fibrosis

Antonio Fiore; Antonino Massimiliano Grande; Carlo Pellegrini; Mario Viganò; Massimo Massetti

doi:10.1111/jocs.12159

Long-term survival following surgery for endomyocardial fibrosis

J Card Surg. 2013 Nov;28(6):675-7. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12159. Epub 2013 Jun 30.

Authors

Antonio Fiore¹, Antonino Massimiliano Grande, Carlo Pellegrini, Mario Viganò, Massimo Massetti

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico "San Matteo, ", Pavia, Italy.

PMID: 23808565
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12159

Abstract

We report a successful follow-up after 28 years of a woman with obliterative restrictive endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) that underwent complete surgical decortication with simultaneous mitral and tricuspid bioprosthetic valve replacement in 1982 and underwent successful reoperation for the structural failure of biological prostheses after 25 years.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bioprosthesis*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Endomyocardial Fibrosis / diagnosis*
Endomyocardial Fibrosis / surgery*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects*
Reoperation
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / surgery*