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Review
. 2001 May;71(5):1670-2.
doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(00)02354-7.

Dissection of atrial septum after mitral valve replacement

O Di Gregorio  1 , C Nardi, A Milano, M De Carlo, M Grana, U Bortolotti
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Review

Dissection of atrial septum after mitral valve replacement

O Di Gregorio et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2001 May.

Abstract

We report a patient who presented with paraprosthetic leak complicated by dissection of the interatrial septum after mitral valve replacement. A review of the literature provides confirmation that only 3 cases have been previously reported of this potential, albeit extremely rare, complication of prosthetic mitral valve replacement. Prosthesis oversizing and improper mitral annular handling appeared to be the predisposing factors of this complication.

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