Key result
Removal of the annuloplasty ring and mitral valve replacement allowed prompt recovery from severe hemolysis and progressive anemia in a patient with prior mitral valve repair.
Case Report (n=1)
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Reoperation with mitral valve replacement is a safe and effective treatment for severe hemolysis caused by a non-endothelialized annuloplasty ring after mitral valve repair.
May warrant reoperation for refractory hemolysis after mitral repair; leaves open need for systematic study of annuloplasty ring complications.
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Watanabe et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Severe hemolysis after mitral valve plasty (n=1). Mitral valve replacement and removal of annuloplasty ring was evaluated on Recovery from hemolysis. Removal of the annuloplasty ring and mitral valve replacement allowed prompt recovery from severe hemolysis and progressive anemia in a patient with prior mitral valve repair.
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