Coronary artery surgery in a man with achondroplasia: a case report
| Autor: | Daskalopoulos Marios E, Tsantsaridou Angeliki, Desimonas Nicholas, Baddour Andony J, Karangelis Dimos, Tagarakis Georgios I, Papadopoulos Dimitrios, Tsilimingas Nikolaos B |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Case Reports, Vol 4, Iss 1, p 348 (2010) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1752-1947 28159454 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1752-1947-4-348 |
| Popis: | Abstract Introduction Achondroplasia is a musculoskeletal disorder associated with short stature. Despite an estimated prevalence of 1:25,000 in the general population, there is little literature concerning the diagnostic and treatment challenges faced by doctors dealing with a heart operation on a patient with this condition. Case presentation We present the case of a 41-year-old Caucasian man of Greek ethnicity with achondroplasia, who underwent bypass heart surgery. Conclusions The surgery was successful and did not present particular difficulties, showing that heart surgery can be safely performed on people with achondroplasia. |
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