Red cell survival after aortic valve replacement with Bjork-Shiley prosthesis in presence of sickle-cell trait.
- 1 June 1978
- Vol. 40 (6) , 703-704
- https://doi.org/10.1136/hrt.40.6.703
Abstract
A case of aortic valve replacement with a Björk-Shiley disc prosthesis in a patient with sickle-cell trait is presented. Six months after operation red cell survival was not significantly reduced. On theoretical and clinical grounds it is concluded that the presence of sickle-cell trait does not contribute to late postoperative haemolysis after heart valve replacement.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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