Chronic mitral valve rejection requiring replacement in a nine-year-old allograft

Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Nov;80(5):1909-11. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.06.036.

Abstract

A 43-year-old woman underwent mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation nine years after orthotopic heart transplant. Histopathology showed chronic rejection of the mitral valve with lymphocytic infiltrates. The patient is well at one year follow-up. This report describes an identified case of chronic mitral valve rejection requiring valve replacement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Graft Rejection
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / pathology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Postoperative Complications