Mitral valve replacement in sickle cell disease.
Cardiac dysfunction, including mitral valve regurgitation and congestive heart failure, can occur in patients with sickle cell disease. However, major surgery poses a greater risk in this population. This paper reports on the management of a patient with sickle cell disease who underwent successful replacement of the mitral valve.
Sgambati
M T
MT
Department of Internal Medicine/Hematology and Oncology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Kon
N D
ND
Cruz
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*