Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of a stuck bioprosthetic mitral valve leaflet |
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Authors: | Singh Anurag Nanda Navin C Kirklin James K |
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Affiliation: | Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35249, USA. sbjani@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | Stuck (immobilized) leaflet of a metallic mitral prosthetic valve due to obstruction by mitral subvalvular apparatus is a well recognized complication after placement of prosthetic valves. However, a stuck mitral valve leaflet involving a bioprosthetic valve has not been reported so far most likely because of increased pliability of tissue leaflets. We describe the first case of a stuck bioprosthetic mitral valve leaflet in which intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography was useful to make a definitive diagnosis and helped to resolve the problem immediately. |
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Keywords: | transesophageal echocardiography stuck heart valve prosthesis stuck mitral bioprosthesis mitral prosthesis dysfunction |
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