Emergency pulmonary autograft mitral valve replacement in a child.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Mitral valve replacement in small children imposes significant clinical difficulties because of the relatively small mechanical prosthetic valves required and the need for lifelong anticoagulation therapy. A child weighing 10.4 kg presented with thrombosis of her 19-mm mechanical mitral prosthesis 4 weeks after implantation despite appropriate oral anticoagulation therapy. An emergency mitral valve replacement with a pulmonary autograft was successfully performed with encouraging short-term results.
Medical subject headings
- Emergencies
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Valve
- Thrombosis
- Treatment Failure