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Accurate patient diagnosis of acute porcine valve failure
Archives of Internal Medicine
|March 1, 1987
Abstract:
Spontaneous porcine bioprosthetic valve failure is usually of gradual onset. We report a case of acute porcine mitral valve rupture resulting in rapid hemodynamic decompensation. The patient perceived the moment of valvular failure as the abrupt onset of a vibrating sensation in his chest. As the number of patients with porcine bioprostheses continues to increase, acute valvular failure may become a more common clinical entity.
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