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Case Reports
Left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and hemolytic anemia after mitral valve repair with a Duran ring.
- J A Lopez, M Schnee, C M Gaos, and S Wilansky.
- Department of Adult Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston.
- Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1994 Sep 1; 58 (3): 876-7; discussion 877-8.
AbstractWe report a case of mitral valve repair with a Duran ring that was complicated by left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, mitral regurgitation, and hemolytic anemia. A 59-year-old man with severe mitral valve regurgitation underwent mitral valve repair, including a Duran ring annuloplasty. Postoperatively, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction developed and echocardiography revealed severe systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve. The patient then underwent mitral valve replacement with a 29-mm St. Jude valve.
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