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Embolized mechanical aortic valve leaflet causing infrarenal aortic stenosis and claudication

Leaflet escape from mechanical heart valves is a rare but potentially fatal complication of prosthetic valve replacement. Historically, the incompetent valve is replaced emergently and the escaped leaflet is subsequently retrieved from its settlement in a distal vessel. If it is not retrieved, the f...

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Autores principales: Eldreth, Bryan, Hadjizacharia, Pantelis, Feuer, David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7588809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvscit.2020.08.009

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