Obstruction of mechanical mitral valves by preserved posterior leaflet remnants.
We report two cases of mechanical prosthetic mitral valve obstruction caused by remnants of the mitral valve posterior leaflet tissue preserved from the previous surgery. Both patients had rheumatic mitral stenosis causing New York Heart Association class III symptoms prior to mitral valve replacement.
Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Haseki, Aksaray, 34350, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ugur
U
Coskun
Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Haseki, Aksaray, 34350, Istanbul, Turkey. dr.onurbaydar@hotmail.com.
Onur
O
Baydar
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Haseki, Aksaray, 34350, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gurkan
G
Cetin
Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Haseki, Aksaray, 34350, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Serdar
MS
Kucukoglu
Cinefluoroscopy; Mitral valve; Preserved posterior leaflet; Reoperation