Traumatic hemolysis with hemoglobinuria due to ball variance.
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چکیده
P OSTIMPLANTATION ALTERATION of the physicochemical properties of the silastic poppet ( ball variance ) has been reported in some patients with aortic ball valve prostheses.12 Clinical recognition of this situation is difficult, and the diagnosis is usually made at autopsy. This report concerns a patient with ball variance manifested primarily by traumatic intravascular hemolysis and hemoglobinuria. The hemolysis subsided following replacement of the swollen ball component (poppet).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Blood
دوره 33 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1969