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Mitral valve replacement using a bioprosthesis with equine pericardial patches successfully eliminated recurrent paravalvular leak caused by severe mitral annular calcification.
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Mitral valve replacement using a bioprosthesis with equine pericardial patches can successfully eliminate recurrent paravalvular leak in patients with severe mitral annular calcification.
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May offer a surgical option for recurrent paravalvular leak with severe mitral annular calcification; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Kitamura et al. (2011) conducted a case report in Severe mitral annular calcification with recurrent paravalvular leak (n=1). Mitral valve replacement using a bioprosthesis with equine pericardial patches was evaluated on Elimination of paravalvular leak and structural valve deterioration. Mitral valve replacement using a bioprosthesis with equine pericardial patches successfully eliminated recurrent paravalvular leak caused by severe mitral annular calcification.
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