Abstract |
We report a successful follow-up after 28 years of a woman with obliterative restrictive endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) that underwent complete surgical decortication with simultaneous mitral and tricuspid bioprosthetic valve replacement in 1982 and underwent successful reoperation for the structural failure of biological prostheses after 25 years.
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Authors | Antonio Fiore, Antonino Massimiliano Grande, Carlo Pellegrini, Mario Viganò, Massimo Massetti |
Journal | Journal of cardiac surgery
(J Card Surg)
Vol. 28
Issue 6
Pg. 675-7
(Nov 2013)
ISSN: 1540-8191 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23808565
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Topics |
- Adult
- Bioprosthesis
- Echocardiography, Transesophageal
- Endomyocardial Fibrosis
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
(methods)
- Humans
- Mitral Valve
(surgery)
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Prosthesis Failure
(adverse effects)
- Reoperation
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
- Tricuspid Valve
(surgery)
- Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
(diagnosis, surgery)
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