| Literature DB >> 656245 |
P W Wenham, G L Scott, J D Wisheart.
Abstract
A case of aortic valve replacement with a Björk-Shiley disc prosthesis in a patient with sickle-cell trait is presented. Six months after operation red cell survival was not significantly reduced. On theoretical and clinical grounds it is concluded that the presence of sickle-cell trait does not contribute to late postoperative haemolysis after heart valve replacement.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 656245 PMCID: PMC483471 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.40.6.703
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Heart J ISSN: 0007-0769