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  • Title: [Indices of chronic intravascular hemolysis in patients with different prosthetic heart valves in long-term follow-up].
    Author: Orlovskiĭ PI, Gritsenko VV, Davydenko VV, Kovalenko AN, Mochalov OIu, Petrishina TI, Vavilova TV, Kadinskaia MI, Polezhaev DA.
    Journal: Vestn Khir Im I I Grek; 2001; 160(5):21-4. PubMed ID: 11836993.
    Abstract:
    An examination of 153 patients with valve replacement was performed at late stages of (6.8 +/- 0.2) years, in 84 patients the mitral valve replacement (MVR) was fulfilled, in 64--the aortic replacement (AVR) and in 5--two valve replacement were performed. Higher indices of hemolysis were noted in patients with AVR, in cases of two valve replacement and in patients with the paravascular fistula. The lowest indices of hemolysis take place in patients with bileaflet prostheses (MEDING/CarboMedics, St. Jude Medical), especially in patients with AVR. The complications of intravascular hemolysis are: cholelithiasis, anemia, hemosiderosis of the kidneys, sideropenia. The timely diagnosis, treatment and prophylactics are necessary to prevent these complications.
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