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Repeated mitral valve replacement in a patient with extensive annular calcification

BACKGROUND: Mitral valve replacement in the presence of severe annular calcification is a technical challenge. CASE REPORT: A 47-year-old lady who had undergone mitral and aortic valve replacement for rheumatic disease 27 years before presented with dyspnea. At reoperation, extensive mitral annular...

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Autores principales: Kitamura, Tadashi, Fukuda, Sachito, Sawada, Takahiro, Miura, Sumio, Kigawa, Ikutaro, Miyairi, Takeshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22082310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-6-149