Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug

We report a case of a 79-year-old man with hemolytic anemia caused by a small paravalvular leak after aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis. The defect was successfully treated with a vascular plug.

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Main Authors: Alawami, M., Nicholas, B., Watson, T., Ruygrok, P., Pemberton, J.
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Published: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2016
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author Alawami, M.
Nicholas, B.
Watson, T.
Ruygrok, P.
Pemberton, J.
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description We report a case of a 79-year-old man with hemolytic anemia caused by a small paravalvular leak after aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis. The defect was successfully treated with a vascular plug.
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spelling um.eprints-182012017-11-10T01:11:32Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18201/ Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug Alawami, M. Nicholas, B. Watson, T. Ruygrok, P. Pemberton, J. R Medicine We report a case of a 79-year-old man with hemolytic anemia caused by a small paravalvular leak after aortic valve replacement with mechanical prosthesis. The defect was successfully treated with a vascular plug. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins 2016 Article PeerReviewed Alawami, M. and Nicholas, B. and Watson, T. and Ruygrok, P. and Pemberton, J. (2016) Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 17. e189-e190. ISSN 1558-2027, DOI https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000132 <https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000132>. https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000132 doi:10.2459/JCM.0000000000000132
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Alawami, M.
Nicholas, B.
Watson, T.
Ruygrok, P.
Pemberton, J.
Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug
title Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug
title_full Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug
title_fullStr Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug
title_full_unstemmed Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug
title_short Paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia: Closure with vascular plug
title_sort paravalvular leak after mechanical aortic valve replacement causing hemolytic anemia closure with vascular plug
topic R Medicine
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