title: [Hemolytic anemia in the malfunction of a mitral bioprosthesis].
abstract: Valvular cardiac prosthesis have dramatically altered the prognosis of patients with valvular cardiac disease; however, they are not free of complications. Prosthesis disfunction and problems related to anticoagulation are the more common, but hemolytic anemia should also be considered. In this case, hemolytic anemia appears as the major complication of a mitral bioprosthesis; the decision concerning the presentation of this case report rests upon its rarity and peculiar circumstances of appearance. A brief revision of the diagnostic work-up is also made.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cirurgia Cardiotorácica, Hospital de Santa Marta, Lisboa, Portugal.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roquette
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Castelão
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vaz Velho
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Patrício
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pitta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Robalo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Serra e Melo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bento
mesh_terms: D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Anemia hemolítica em disfunção de bioprótese mitral.