Bennett J M, Gourassas J, Stevens M S
Department of Cardiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1987;1(1):46-8. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(87)80013-1.
Successful mitral and aortic valve replacement in a patient with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is reported. The potential complications of valvular dehiscence and bleeding in patients with this connective tissue disorder is discussed with a short review of the reported experience of valvular surgery in patients with OI.
