| pubmed-article:2122868 | pubmed:abstractText | The authors report a case featuring a chronic increase in lactic dehydrogenase (LHD) levels, 8 years after surgical mitral valvuloplasty with residual mitral regurgitation. This increase in LDH levels was the sign of chronic haemolysis and disappeared after valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis. This rare complication was attributed to contact between the sutures and the teflon used for mitral valvuloplasty and turbulence created by the mitral regurgitation. | lld:pubmed |
