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Severe hemolysis after incomplete mitral valve repair
1Department of Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|July 1, 1990
Summary
Severe hemolysis occurred in two patients after mitral valve repair with a Duran annuloplasty ring. A second operation resolved the intravascular hemolysis, suggesting a regurgitant jet caused the issue.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Surgery
- Biomaterials Science
Background:
- Mitral valve repair is a common cardiac surgery.
- Duran annuloplasty rings are used to support the mitral valve annulus during repair.
- Intravascular hemolysis is a potential complication after cardiac surgery.