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Mitral pannus removal using a minimal access approach was performed in a 64-year-old woman presenting with a transient ischemic attack.
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A minimal access approach can be utilized for the removal of mitral pannus in patients with prior mechanical mitral valve replacement presenting with embolic events.
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Supports feasibility of minimal-access mitral pannus removal after mechanical valve replacement; leaves open comparative efficacy and safety versus sternotomy.
A 64-year-old woman had a mitral valve repair 10 years previously and subsequently had her mitral valve replaced for recurrence of severe mitral regurgitation with a 29-mm St Jude's bileaflet mechanical prosthesis at another institution 5 years ago. She presented to our department following a recent transient ischaemic attack and an echogenic lesion was picked up on the sewing ring of her mitral prosthesis (figure 1A, see online supplementary video 1). Figure 1 (A) Transoesophageal echocardiography. White arrow shows the pannus localised on …
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Rose et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Mitral pannus (n=1). Mitral pannus removal using a minimal access approach was evaluated. Mitral pannus removal using a minimal access approach was performed in a 64-year-old woman presenting with a transient ischemic attack.
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