| Literature DB >> 27278430 |
Ugur Coskun1, Onur Baydar2, Gurkan Cetin3, Mehmet Serdar Kucukoglu1.
Abstract
We report two cases of mechanical prosthetic mitral valve obstruction caused by remnants of the mitral valve posterior leaflet tissue preserved from the previous surgery. Both patients had rheumatic mitral stenosis causing New York Heart Association class III symptoms prior to mitral valve replacement.Entities:
Keywords: Cinefluoroscopy; Mitral valve; Preserved posterior leaflet; Reoperation
Year: 2012 PMID: 27278430 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-012-0156-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Echocardiogr ISSN: 1349-0222