title: Hemolytic anemia following mitral valve repair: A case presentation and literature review.
abstract: Hemolytic anemia is a known complication after valve replacement, but the incidence of hemolysis following valve repair is unknown. A case involving mitral annuloplasty complicated by hemolytic anemia, which resolved after replacement of the valve, is presented. Only 70 cases of hemolysis after mitral valve repair have been reported in the literature. In nearly all of these cases, replacement or rerepair of the valve was the definitive treatment for hemolysis.
authors.affiliation: Staten Island University Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Staten Island;
authors.forename: Georges
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abourjaili
authors.forename: Estelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Torbey
authors.forename: Taher
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Alsaghir
authors.forename: Yefim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Olkovski
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Costantino
keywords: Annuloplasty; Hemolysis; Mitral valve