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SUBMITTER: Garcia LR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852465 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery 20191201 5
Heyde syndrome manifests as aortic stenosis associated with gastrointestinal bleeding. We describe the case of a 64-year-old man who came to the emergency room due to acute heart failure and intermittent gastrointestinal bleeding. Treatment involves initial correction of anemia and heart failure followed by aortic valve replacement. The prosthesis used depends on the characteristics of each patient and valve replacement allows the resolution of bleeding in most cases. Gastrointestinal bleeding i ...[more]