Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

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3/2012 vol. 9

DZIELIMY SIĘ DOŚWIADCZENIEM
Atypical intermittent single beat regurgitation with the bileaflet prosthetic aortic valve – a case report

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2012; 3: 375–377
Online publish date: 2012/10/01
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Confronting perimenopausal women’s knowledge of coronary heart disease with their health behaviours. Controversial role of hormone replacement therapy in the protection of coronary heart disease
We present a case of clinical echocardiographic assessment of the Medtronic ADVANTAGE prosthetic valve in the aortic position which revealed a phenomenon identified as “intermittent regurgitation”. Awareness of this pathology allowed us to avoid an unnecessary reoperation.
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