Heart transplantation is the gold standard of care for end-stage heart failure, usually associated with an impairment of left ventricular systolic function. We describe a case of heart transplantation in a 58-year-old man with normal left ventricular systolic function, because of recurrent mitral prosthesis disinsertion after multiple reoperations for infective endocarditis.
Titolo: | Unusual heart transplantation for iterative disinsertion of mitral prosthesis |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2013 |
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Abstract: | Heart transplantation is the gold standard of care for end-stage heart failure, usually associated with an impairment of left ventricular systolic function. We describe a case of heart transplantation in a 58-year-old man with normal left ventricular systolic function, because of recurrent mitral prosthesis disinsertion after multiple reoperations for infective endocarditis. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/685965 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |
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