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Very late mechanical mitral valve prosthesis dehiscence presents with shortness of breath and pedal edema.
Highlights a case of very late mechanical mitral valve prosthesis dehiscence presenting with heart failure symptoms.
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Highlights a late clinical presentation following mechanical valve replacement for rheumatic disease; leaves open the optimal diagnostic and.
A 54-year-old man with a history of hypertension and mechanical mitral valve replacement (MVR) presented with shortness of breath and bilateral pedal edema for the prior 2 months. He had undergone surgical MVR for symptomatic severe rheumatic mitral stenosis in 2008.
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Joshi et al. (2026) studied this question. Very late mechanical mitral valve prosthesis dehiscence presented with shortness of breath and pedal edema in a 54-year-old man who underwent surgical replacement in 2008.
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