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Kang, Chang, Lee, Ha, Chang, Chung, Koh, and Hong: A Case of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia after Mitral Valve Repair
Case Report

Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2007; 15(2): 46-49.

Published online: 30 June 2007

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4250/jcu.2007.15.2.46

A Case of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction and Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia after Mitral Valve Repair

Min Jeong Kang, Kyoung Sig Chang, Jae Gwang Lee, Sung Il Ha, Jae Hyuk Chang, Joong Wha Chung, Young Yup Koh, Soon Pyo Hong

Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea.

kschang@mail.chosun.ac.kr

Copyright © 2007 Korean Society of Echocardiography

Abstract

Many cases have been reported hemolytic anemia and left ventricular outflow obstruction with systolic anterior motion developing after bioprosthetic valve replacement. We report a case of hemolytic anemia and left ventricular outflow tract obstruction occured after mitral valve repair using Duran ring and were resolved by preservative therapy.

Keywords: Ventricular outflow obstruction, Hemolytic anemia

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