Successful repair of Aortic Rupture in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve after Aortic Valve Replacement: a rare case
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https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v17i1.28813Keywords:
acute aortic rupture, bicuspid aortic valve, post aortic valve replacementAbstract
The occurrence of acute aortic rupture after aortic valve replacement is unusual; but catastrophic. We report a case of a 71-year-old gentleman with a bicuspid aortic valve who developed acute aortic rupture after an elective bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement surgery in which successful repair was carried out with the preservation of the prosthetic valve.
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2020-05-06
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Joshi, D., Bajracharya, S. M., Timala, R. B., Gautam, N. C., Singh, Y. M., Thakur, A., & Sharma, J. (2020). Successful repair of Aortic Rupture in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve after Aortic Valve Replacement: a rare case. Nepalese Heart Journal, 17(1), 49–51. https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v17i1.28813
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