Severe hemolysis after incomplete mitral valve repair.
We report 2 cases of severe intravascular hemolysis after mitral valve repair using a Duran annuloplasty ring. In both patients residual mitral regurgitation was present, hemolysis was severe enough to warrant a second operation, and hemolysis ceased immediately after the second operation. We believe that a high-velocity regurgitant jet directed toward the cloth-covered annuloplasty ring was responsible for the hemolysis in both patients.
Wilson
J H
JH
Department of Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
Rath
R
R
Glaser
R
R
Panke
T
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006461:Hemolysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation