Case Report of Partial Endocardial Cushion Defect with Mild Pulmonary Hypertension in Old Age

경증의 폐동맥 고혈압을 동반한 고령에서의 심내막상 결손 환자 치험 1예

  • Kim Woo-Shik (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • An Jae-Bum (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Song Chang-Min (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim Mi-Jung (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Jung Sung-Chol (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sejong General Hospital, Sejong Heart Institute) ;
  • Shin Yong-Chul (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim Byung-Yul (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center) ;
  • Kim In-Sub (Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, National Medical Center)
  • Published : 2006.08.01

Abstract

The partial endocardial cushion defect including ostium primum atrial septal defect and anterior mitral leaflet cleft, presents less significant clinical symptoms than complete endocardial cushion defect. But, as mitral insufficiency develops, cardiomegaly, congestive heart failure, pulmonary arterial hypypertension appear. So, partial endocardial cushion defect has poor prognosis and is rarely seen in elderly patients. A 67 years old woman admitted at our hospital for operative treatment with partial endocardial cushion defect. She had increased pulmonary pressure of 45/22 mmHg, mean 32 mmHg. She had repair of ostium primum defect with patch, and the mitral valve was treated with valve replacement. Because advanced atrioventricular block developed postoperatively, she received permanent pacemaker.

부분 심내막상 결손증은 일차공 결손과 승모판 전엽에 열공을 동반하는 질환으로 완전형 심내막상 결손증에 비해 임상 증상이 심하지 않으나, 승모판 부전이 진행할수록 심비대, 심부전, 폐동맥 고혈압 등이 더욱 쉽게 발현되어 그 예후가 좋지 않고, 따라서 고령에서는 보기 힘든 질환이다. 본원으로 30년 전부터 증상이 있던 67세 부분 심내막상 결손증 환자가 내원하였다. 심도자 검사상 폐동맥압이 45/22 mmHg, 평균 압력은 32 mmHg로 약간의 폐동맥 고혈압이 있었고, 수술 소견상 $3.5{\times}2.5\;cm$ 크기의 일차공 결손과 심한 석회화를 동반한 승모판 전엽의 열공이 보여 일차공 결손 첨포 봉합과 승모판막 치환술을 시행하였다. 수술 후 11일째부터 심한 방설 차단이 발생하여, 영구 심박동기를 삽입하였고, 수술 27일 후 퇴원하였다. 저자들은 임상적으로 보기 드문 고령에서의 부분 심내막상 결손증을 수술적으로 교정하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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