Single Stage Aortic Valve Replacement and Splenectomy in a Patient with Severe Aortic Stenosis
Splenomegaly-induced thrombocytopenia is fully described in hematological and surgical literature, but its association with severe aortic stenosis is rare. We present a case of severe aortic valve stenosis with severe splenomegaly-induced thrombocytopenia in which aortic valve replacement was done w...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2010-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Tehran University Heart Center |
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Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/15536.pdf&manuscript_id=15536 |