Maze procedure and homograft replacement of a rheumatic mitral valve

J H Khan; E A Foster; G M Intinarelli; S H Merrick

Maze procedure and homograft replacement of a rheumatic mitral valve

J Heart Valve Dis. 1999 Nov;8(6):630-1.

Authors

J H Khan¹, E A Foster, G M Intinarelli, S H Merrick

Affiliation

¹ University of California, San Francisco, Division of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, USA.

PMID: 10616239

Abstract

A 64-year-old woman presented with congestive heart failure due to severe mitral valve stenosis and chronic atrial fibrillation. A Maze III procedure was performed, and the mitral valve replaced with a mitral homograft. Postoperatively, the patient regained normal sinus rhythm, had trivial mitral regurgitation, regained her atrial transport function, and had improved myocardial function.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Cryosurgery
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart Failure / etiology
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / transplantation*
Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery*
Transplantation, Homologous