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20003766

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Haemolytic anaemia following mitral valve replacement is uncommon, however in patients who suffer from some degree of perivalvular leak, severe and potentially fatal recurrent intravascular haemolysis can be an annoying problem. We report the cases of two patients with severe haemolytic anaemia observed some years after mitral valve replacement. In one of the two patients the presence of an association between a valvular leak after mitral valve replacement and a calcific atrial wall produced severe and recurrent haemolysis that required multiple blood transfusions. In the second patient the presence of a single valvular leak after mitral valve replacement induced an episode of haemolytic anaemia some years after the operation. These cases point out that in case of unexplained worsening anaemia, a transthoracic (TT) and transesophageal (TE) echocardiogram should be performed, and the possibility of atrial wall alterations in the producing of anaemia should be kept in consideration. In these cases reoperation resolved the recurrence of anemization.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0393-974X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
269-72
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe intravascular haemolysis as delayed manifestation of perivalvular leak in patients with mitral valve replacement: a report of two cases.
pubmed:publicationType
Letter, Case Reports