Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Mandibuloacral Dysplasia

Ada C. Stefanescu Schmidt, Edward T. Carreras, Marie D. Gerhard-Herman, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Anne Marie Valente, Pinak B. Shah

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Abstract

A young woman with mandibuloacral dysplasia, a syndrome on the progeria spectrum with accelerated vascular calcification and calcific valve stenosis, presented with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. She underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a balloon-expandable valve, and her exertional symptoms improved significantly. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)897-899
Number of pages3
JournalJACC: Case Reports
Volume3
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2021

Keywords

  • aortic valve stenosis
  • mandibuloacral dysplasia
  • progeria
  • transcatheter aortic valve replacement

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