Fracture of an Edwards Duromedics Mitral Prosthesis Leaflet

We report the case of a 54-year-old patient who underwent a repeated mitral replacement after a nontraumatic fracture of a leaflet of an Edwards Duromedics (Baxter) mechanical prosthesis that was performed 33 years after implantation. This paper discusses the different options for surgical managemen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abdallah, Hassane, Ibrahim, Ahmed, Al Khamees, Khalid
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Imaging Vignette
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8299850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317139
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.10.005
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Sumario:We report the case of a 54-year-old patient who underwent a repeated mitral replacement after a nontraumatic fracture of a leaflet of an Edwards Duromedics (Baxter) mechanical prosthesis that was performed 33 years after implantation. This paper discusses the different options for surgical management of such a complication. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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