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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2006;14:e68-e70
© 2006 Asia Publishing EXchange Ltd

CASE STUDIES

Valve Repair with Maze Procedure in Acromegaly

Koji Takeda, MD, Junjiro Kobayashi, MD, Hiroyuki Nakajima, MD, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, MD1, Soichiro Kitamura, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery
1 Department of Pathology National Cardiovascular Center Osaka, Japan

For reprint information contact: Junjiro Kobayashi, MD, Tel: 81 66 833 5012, Fax: 81 66 872 7486, Email: jkobayas{at}hsp.ncvc.go.jp, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita-city, Osaka 565-8565, Japan.

Acromegaly is characterized by a hypersecretion of growth hormone and is frequently associated with valvular abnormality and arrhythmia. The increased morbidity and mortality is primarily caused by stroke and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, valve reconstruction and sinus rhythm recovery will be particularly beneficial. We report herein the successful surgical treatment of two patients with combined valvular insufficiency and chronic atrial fibrillation in the setting of acromegaly.






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