Title of article :
Hemolytic Anemia after Aortic Valve Replacement: a Case Report
Author/Authors :
Sabzi، Feridoun نويسنده Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. , , Khosravi، Donya نويسنده Dept. of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Khosravi, Donya
Issue Information :
ماهنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2015
Pages :
5
From page :
585
To page :
589
Abstract :

Hemolytic anemia is exceedingly rare and an underestimated complication after aortic valve replacement (AVR).The mechanism responsible for hemolysis most commonly involves a regurgitated flow or jet that related to paravalvar leak or turbulence of subvalvar stenosis. It appears to be independent of its severity as assessed by echocardiography. We present a case of a 24-year-old man with a history of AVR in 10 year ago that developed severe hemolytic anemia due to a mild subvalvar stenosis caused by pannus formation and mild hypertrophic septum. After exclusion of other causes of hemolytic anemia and the lack of clinical and laboratory improvement, the patient underwent redo valve surgery with pannus and subvalvar hypertrophic septum resection. Anemia and heart failure symptoms gradually resolved after surgery

Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Serial Year :
2015
Journal title :
Acta Medica Iranica
Record number :
2385631
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