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Annuloplasty Ring Removal from Patients with Hemolysis after Mitral Valve Repair
Author(s) -
Abe Tomonobu,
Terada Takafumi,
Noda Rei,
Hatano Yuki,
aka Toshimichi,
Kato Noriyuki,
Sakurai Hajime
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01134.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hemolysis , mitral valve repair , etiology , cardiology , mitral valve , surgery , mitral regurgitation
We present a case of severe hemolysis following a mitral valve repair, which was successfully treated by removing the annuloplasty ring. The etiology of the hemolysis appeared to be a small regurgitant jet at the level of the annuloplasty ring. (J Card Surg 2010;25:683‐685)