The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages e35-e36 , September 2010

Explantation of a 44-year-old Starr–Edwards mitral valve for delayed hemolysis

  • Joss Fernandez, MD
    • ,
  • Robert Saeid Farivar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Robert Saeid Farivar, MD, PhD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Carver College of Medicine, 200 Hawkins Dr, SE 517GH, Iowa City, IA 52242.

Received 28 October 2009 ,Accepted 6 November 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01466-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.011

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages e35-e36 , September 2010

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