| Literature DB >> 27238083 |
Robert B Hawkins1, Helena L Frischtak1, Irving L Kron1, Ravi K Ghanta1.
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We present the cases of two patients with bioprosthetic aortic valves who developed an allergy to alpha-gal. Each had premature degeneration of their bioprosthesis and demonstrated rapidly increasing transvalvular gradients after development of their allergy. Each underwent successful replacement with a mechanical aortic valve within 1-2 years of symptom onset. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12764 (J Card Surg 2016;31:446-448).Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27238083 PMCID: PMC5013262 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12764
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Card Surg ISSN: 0886-0440 Impact factor: 1.620