Acute mitral valve dysfunction due to leaflet escape in a Tri-technologies bileaflet mechanical valve

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 63-66

  Cianciulli, Tomás Francisco ^a,b   Lax, Jorge Alberto ^b   Saccheri, María Cristina ^a,b   Redruello, Héctor Jorge ^b   Belforte, Sandro Mario ^b   Picone, Victorio Próspero ^b   Prezioso, Horacio Alberto ^b  

^a Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE AGUDOS DR COSME ARGERICH   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute prosthetic valve dysfunction; Leaflet escape; Tri technologies

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AORTA BIFURCATION; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG AUSCULTATION; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHOCK, CARDIOGENIC;

EID: 33846283472     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euje.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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