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22.02.2015 | Case Report
A rare case: bioprosthetic tricuspid valvuloplasty dramatically improved hepatic encephalopathy
verfasst von:
Yuichiro Yokoyama, Mitsunori Abe, Hiroyuki Fujieda, Yumiko Abe
Erschienen in:
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
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Abstract
A 51-year-old woman was diagnosed as severe stenosed tricuspid bioprosthetic valve. She had developed an encephalopathy due to elevated serum ammonia concentration caused by congestive hepatic failure. Re-tricuspid valve replacement was deemed too risky, and balloon bioprosthetic valvuloplasty was instead planned. This procedure was successfully performed using a standard mitral valvuloplasty protocol. The 30-mm INOUE-BALLOON was inflated five times. The mean pressure gradient across the bioprosthetic valve decreased from 7.8 to 3.5 mmHg, and the tricuspid valve orifice area increased from 1.09 to 3.13 cm2, without worsening of the tricuspid valve regurgitation. Finally, her hepatic encephalopathy was dramatically improved.