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.
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.
Authors: Julia Wynn; Terri M King; Michael J Gambello; D Kim Waller; Jacqueline T Hecht Journal: Am J Med Genet A Date: 2007-11-01 Impact factor: 2.802
Authors: Mohammed Al-Jughiman; Bobby Yanagawa; Kevin Rondi; Constantine Dalamagas; Mark D Peterson; Daniel Bonneau Journal: Aorta (Stamford) Date: 2014-08-01