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Severe hemolysis due to artificial chordae displacement
S Kihara1, H Kasegawa, N Kobayashi
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
The Journal of Heart Valve Disease
|January 1, 1997
Summary
Severe hemolytic anemia occurred after mitral valve repair with artificial chordae. This complication, previously unreported, stemmed from excessively long chordae causing regurgitation. A second repair resolved the issue.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Hematology
Background:
- Hemolytic anemia is a known complication of mechanical heart valves.
- No cases of hemolytic anemia have been reported following mitral valve repair with chordal replacement.