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Aortic-valve replacement for bacterial endocarditis was complicated by new mitral regurgitation in a 34-year-old man.
A clinical case report discussing the presentation and management of a 34-year-old man with new mitral regurgitation following aortic-valve replacement for bacterial endocarditis.
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Alerts clinicians to monitor for new mitral regurgitation after aortic replacement in endocarditis; single case leaves open incidence and prevention.
Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital from The New England Journal of Medicine — Case 25-1998 — A 34-Year-Old Man with New Mitral Regurgitation after Aortic-Valve Replacement for Bacterial Endocarditis
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O’Gara et al. (1998) studied this question. Aortic-valve replacement for bacterial endocarditis was complicated by new mitral regurgitation in a 34-year-old man.
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