Chronic mitral valve rejection requiring replacement in a nine-year-old allograft.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A 43-year-old woman underwent mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation nine years after orthotopic heart transplant. Histopathology showed chronic rejection of the mitral valve with lymphocytic infiltrates. The patient is well at one year follow-up. This report describes an identified case of chronic mitral valve rejection requiring valve replacement.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency