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10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.070
Massive hemolysis after mitral valve repair
Adem Güler1, Mustafa Kürklüoğlu1, Mehmet Ali Şahin1, Oben Baysan2, Mehmet Yokuşoğlu2, Harun Tatar1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Cardiology, Gülhane Military Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2012.070
Hemolysis is a rare, but serious complication of mitral
valve repair. It should be considered in every patient with
the history of mitral valve repair and who has unexpected
impairment in the functional capacity during early or
late postoperative period. If the functional impairment is
not consisted with the severity of patient residual mitral
regurgitation, hemolysis should always be considered.
In this article, we present two cases suffering from
intravascular hemolysis after mitral valve repair.
Keywords : Hemolysis; mitral valve repair; mitral valve replacement
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