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SUBMITTER: Gourav KP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7034207 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of cardiac anaesthesia 20200101 1
Iatrogenic valvular regurgitation following cardiac surgery has been reported as a result of leaflet perforation or entrapment. Due to its central location, the aortic valve is one of the most vulnerable structures for iatrogenic injuries. Proper assessment of the aortic valve by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) should be done after a cardiac surgery in the periaortic area. We hereby report a case of iatrogenic aortic regurgitation which was developed after primary closure of perimembranou ...[more]