Mitral Annular Calcification and Mitral Valve Replacement: A New Approach.
Ann Thorac Surg
; 105(2): e55-e57, 2018 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-29362192
ABSTRACT
Mitral valve replacement is technically challenging in the context of mitral annular calcification. A new surgical strategy is described that was used in a 71-year-old obese patient, where intraatrial prosthesis insertion and valve fixation into native uncalcified structures were performed without calcium debridement.
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Assunto principal:
Calcinose
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Implante de Prótese de Valva Cardíaca
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Valva Mitral
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Insuficiência da Valva Mitral
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article