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  • Title: Dissection of atrial septum after mitral valve replacement.
    Author: Di Gregorio O, Nardi C, Milano A, De Carlo M, Grana M, Bortolotti U.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2001 May; 71(5):1670-2. PubMed ID: 11383819.
    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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