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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Main Authors: Ghader Shah Mohamadi, Rezvaneh Salehi, Rasoul Ibrahim Abdulrahman, Rezayat Parvizi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-05-01
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