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Acute Bilateral Renal Infarction: An Unusual Complication After Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
Amal Haoudar1, Jihane Ziati1, Said Makani2
1Anesthesia and Critical Care, Cheikh Khalifa International University Hospital, Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences, Casablanca, MAR.
Abstract:
Bilateral renal infarction is an uncommon clinical condition that is frequently misdiagnosed. Its various mechanisms mainly include thrombotic and embolic. We report the case of a 51-year-old Moroccan woman, who presented with acute bilateral renal infarction three days following mitral valve replacement surgery of probable embolic origin despite curative heparin. Her renal function did not improve, and the patient developed chronic renal failure. Diagnosing bilateral renal infarction is challenging, especially in the postoperative period of mechanical mitral valve replacement surgery. Curative heparin therapy does not totally protect (100%) against this serious complication. This case study aimed to raise awareness of this rare clinical condition after cardiac surgery.
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