Severe intravascular haemolysis as delayed manifestation of perivalvular leak in patients with mitral valve replacement: A report of two cases

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 269-272

  Malerba, Mario ^a   Radaeli, A ^a   Ragnoli, B ^a   Faggiano, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b Department of Paediatrics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemolytic anaemia; Mitral valve replacement; Perivalvular leak; Transesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTRAVASCULAR HEMOLYSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PERIVALVULAR LEAK; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REOPERATION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; CALCINOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; HEMOLYSIS; LETTER; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOLOGY; SECRETION; TIME;

AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 74949117706     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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