Which valve is which?

Ann Card Anaesth. 2015 Oct-Dec;18(4):587-8. doi: 10.4103/0971-9784.166477.

Abstract

A 25-year-old man presented with a history of breathlessness for the past 2 years. He had a history of operation for Tetralogy of Fallot at the age of 5 years and history suggestive of Rheumatic fever at the age of 7 years. On echocardiographic examination, all his heart valves were severely regurgitating. Morphologically, all the valves were irreparable. The ejection fraction was 35%. He underwent quadruple valve replacement. The aortic and mitral valves were replaced by metallic valve and the tricuspid and pulmonary by tissue valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Tricuspid Valve / surgery*