Hemolytic anemia secondary to a porcine mitral prosthetic valve leaflet dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This is a case of a dissecting cusp of a mitral porcine xenograft causing severe hemolytic anemia in the absence of valvular dysfunction and regurgitation. Six months after valve replacement, the patient had no evidence of hemolytic anemia. A cuspal dissection between the atrial and ventricular membranes was found on histologic evaluation.
Medical subject headings
- Anemia, Hemolytic
- Bioprosthesis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency