title: Case 04/12: a 44-year-old male with rheumatic valvular heart disease with multiple previous surgeries of aortic valve replacement admitted for treatment of congestive heart failure.
authors.affiliation: Instituto do Coração Incor, HC-FMUSP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Danilo Guercio
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Luiz Mário Baptista
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Martinelli
authors.forename: Vera Demarchi
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Aiello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001344:Autopsy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000473:pathology*