Publication Date
1-1-2024
Journal
The Texas Heart Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-23-8282
PMID
38665003
Publication Date(s)
January-June, 2024
Language
English
PMCID
PMC11075515
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
4-26-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
Mitral valve insufficiency, Klippel-Feil syndrome, thoracic surgery, funnel chest
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Klippel-Feil syndrome, characterized by congenital fusion of any 2 or more cervical vertebrae, is a rare disorder in which skeletal and other organ system-related abnormalities have been reported. This article reports a case of mitral valve regurgitation in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome and related thoracic deformity who underwent mitral valvuloplasty. Postoperatively, the mitral valve regurgitation disappeared, and there has been no recurrence for 3 years. This case highlights mitral valvuloplasty via median sternotomy as an excellent treatment for mitral valve regurgitation in a patient with thoracic deformity related to Klippel-Feil syndrome.