Cloth destruction and haemolysis with totally cloth-covered Starr-Edwards prostheses
AUTOR(ES)
Schottenfeld, M.
RESUMO
Four cases are described in which totally cloth-covered Starr-Edwards valves (model 2300) had to be removed. All were causing significant haemolysis, two in the absence of a peripheral leak. The principal operative finding was destruction of the Dacron covering the struts. Following replacement of these prostheses there was complete resolution of signs and symptoms. The possible causes of haemolysis and consequences of cloth destruction are discussed.
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