J Cardiovasc Ultrasound.
2007 Jun;15(2):46-49.
A Case of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia after Mitral Valve Repair
- Affiliations
-
- 1Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea. kschang@mail.chosun.ac.kr
Abstract
-
Many cases have been reported hemolytic anemia and left ventricular outflow obstruction with systolic anterior motion developing after bioprosthetic valve replacement. We report a case of hemolytic anemia and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction occured after mitral valve repair using Duran ring and were resolved by preservative therapy.