Severe hemolysis after incomplete mitral valve repair.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report 2 cases of severe intravascular hemolysis after mitral valve repair using a Duran annuloplasty ring. In both patients residual mitral regurgitation was present, hemolysis was severe enough to warrant a second operation, and hemolysis ceased immediately after the second operation. We believe that a high-velocity regurgitant jet directed toward the cloth-covered annuloplasty ring was responsible for the hemolysis in both patients.
Medical subject headings
- Hemolysis
- Mitral Valve
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency