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A rare case of suture material obstructing the closure mechanism of a prosthetic aortic valve: a case report
Prosthetic aortic valve dysfunction presenting as aortic regurgitation is a complication of mechanical valve replacement. We describe a case of late valve dysfunction caused by an annular suture of excessive length obstructing the closure mechanism of a bileaflet prosthetic valve. We present this ra...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2803923/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20062703 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-9126 |