Mechanical hemolysis associated with a bioprosthetic mitral valve combined with a calcified aortic valve stenosis. 1994

K Konstantopoulos, and T Kasparian, and J Sideris, and E Voskaridou, and D Loukopoulos
First University Department of Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.

We report a case of severe mechanical hemolysis occurring 8 years after insertion of a bioprosthetic mitral valve in a patient who also suffered from aortic valve stenosis. It is suggested that the coexistence of two malfunctioning valves may lead to hemolysis via hemodynamic and turbulence alteration and that this condition is more frequent than expected for isolated valve involvement.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008943 Mitral Valve The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. Bicuspid Valve,Bicuspid Valves,Mitral Valves,Valve, Bicuspid,Valve, Mitral,Valves, Bicuspid,Valves, Mitral
D002114 Calcinosis Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues. Calcification, Pathologic,Calcinosis, Tumoral,Microcalcification,Microcalcinosis,Pathologic Calcification,Calcinoses,Calcinoses, Tumoral,Microcalcifications,Microcalcinoses,Tumoral Calcinoses,Tumoral Calcinosis
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006461 Hemolysis The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and changes in tonicity. Haemolysis,Extravascular Hemolysis,Intravascular Hemolysis,Extravascular Hemolyses,Haemolyses,Hemolyses, Extravascular,Hemolyses, Intravascular,Hemolysis, Extravascular,Hemolysis, Intravascular,Intravascular Hemolyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D001024 Aortic Valve Stenosis A pathological constriction that can occur above (supravalvular stenosis), below (subvalvular stenosis), or at the AORTIC VALVE. It is characterized by restricted outflow from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the AORTA. Aortic Stenosis,Aortic Valve Stenoses,Stenoses, Aortic,Stenoses, Aortic Valve,Stenosis, Aortic,Stenosis, Aortic Valve,Valve Stenoses, Aortic,Valve Stenosis, Aortic
D001705 Bioprosthesis Prosthesis, usually heart valve, composed of biological material and whose durability depends upon the stability of the material after pretreatment, rather than regeneration by host cell ingrowth. Durability is achieved 1, mechanically by the interposition of a cloth, usually polytetrafluoroethylene, between the host and the graft, and 2, chemically by stabilization of the tissue by intermolecular linking, usually with glutaraldehyde, after removal of antigenic components, or the use of reconstituted and restructured biopolymers. Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized Grafts,Heterograft Bioprosthesis,Porcine Xenograft Bioprosthesis,Xenograft Bioprosthesis,Bioprostheses,Bioprostheses, Heterograft,Bioprostheses, Porcine Xenograft,Bioprostheses, Xenograft,Bioprosthesis, Heterograft,Bioprosthesis, Porcine Xenograft,Bioprosthesis, Xenograft,Glutaraldehyde Stabilized Grafts,Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized Graft,Graft, Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized,Grafts, Glutaraldehyde-Stabilized,Heterograft Bioprostheses,Porcine Xenograft Bioprostheses,Xenograft Bioprostheses,Xenograft Bioprostheses, Porcine,Xenograft Bioprosthesis, Porcine

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