Case report: Autopericardial aortic valve replacement and mitral homograft implantation in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Bekhterev's disease, or ankylosing spondylitis (AS), is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease closely related to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B27. Cardiac damage in AS occurs in 2-10 % of patients more commonly as aortic insufficiency, aortitis, mitral valve fibrosis, or cardiac conduction abnormalities.

Case presentation

In this article we present a clinical case of a 52-year-old female patient with Bekhterev's disease, who underwent aortic valve reconstruction with autopericardium and mitral homograft implantation in mitral position.

Clinical discussion

The use of homografts and reconstructive surgeries using autologous materials allow not only avoiding lifelong intake of anticoagulants, but also maintaining hemodynamic profile co

SUBMITTER: Komarov RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9988661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature