Key result
Repeat surgical intervention was successful in all 9 cases of late prosthetic valve dysfunction and 3 of 4 cases of immediate post-operative dysfunction.
Case Report (n=13)
Supports reoperation for late prosthetic valve dysfunction; leaves open questions on immediate post-op cases and generalizability.
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Hirata et al. (1994) conducted a case report in Prosthetic valve dysfunction (n=13). Surgical re-operation was evaluated on Surgical success. Repeat surgical intervention was successful in all 9 cases of late prosthetic valve dysfunction and 3 of 4 cases of immediate post-operative dysfunction.
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