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Leaflet Fracture and Embolization of a CarboMedics Prosthetic Mitral Valve: Case Report

Fracture of prosthetic valve leaflets in the absence of traumatic injury is very rare. Leaflet fracture can cause acute pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock and is potentially life-threatening, requiring emergency surgery. Thus, a leaflet fracture must be diagnosed quickly and accurately. We presen...

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Autores principales: Kim, Tae Yeon, Kim, Myoung Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548205/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33767012
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/jcs.20.050