Somatic growth in young children with rigid mitral valve prostheses leads to relative stenosis requiring reoperation, highlighting the need for frequent hemodynamic monitoring and alternative prosthesis types.
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Pediatric mitral prosthesis patients warrant close growth monitoring; case evidence leaves open optimal valve strategies for somatic development.
Friedman et al. (1978) studied this question.
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