Late device embolization in a persistent mitral paravalvular leak

An 83-year-old man with severe organic mitral regurgitation underwent mitral valve surgery with implantation of a biologic prosthesis. Four months later he presented with hemolytic anemia and heart failure due to severe paravalvular regurgitation. Since the patient refused surgery, the paravalvular...

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Main Authors: Ana Rita Godinho, Pedro Bernardo Almeida, Carla Sousa, Alexandra Gonçalves, João Carlos Silva, Maria Júlia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204915000896