Sudden hemolysis indicating prosthetic valve dysfunction
Allard, J.R.; Fraser, G.; Dobell, A.R.
Canadian Journal of Surgery. Journal Canadien de Chirurgie 19(3): 272-273
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-428X PMID: 1277021 Document Number: 98457
Ten months after aortic valve replacement (Björk-Shiley prosthesis) a 57-year-old man had thrombotic encapsulation of his prosthetic valve. The only clinical manifestation of this serious complication was gross hemoglobinuria. The management of the patient is described. The slightest change in the condition of a patient after prosthetic valve replacement should be viewed as a possible sign of thrombosis.