Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 57(3): 172-174
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1038516
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Outcome after Combined Pulmonary Endarterectomy and Mitral Valve Replacement

J. Charania1 , M. de Perrot2 , K. McRae3 , T. David4 , E. Fadel2 , G. Shoemaker1
  • 1Southwest Ontario Pulmonary Hypertension Program, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
  • 2Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
  • 3Department of Anesthesia, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
  • 4Division of Cardiac Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Publication History

received November 24, 2007

Publication Date:
27 March 2009 (online)

Abstract

Concomitant pulmonary endarterectomy and cardiac surgery has rarely been described in the literature. We report a 30-year-old patient who underwent pulmonary endarterectomy and concomitant mitral valve replacement associated with closure of a patent foramen ovale.

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