Severe haemolytic anaemia after valvuloplasty and annuloplasty

BMJ Case Rep. 2010 Nov 9:2010:bcr0920081022. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.1022.

Abstract

Haemolytic anaemia is a well-recognised but rare complication of heart-valve prostheses. The authors report a case of an 80-year-old woman with severe haemolytic anaemia previously treated with valvuloplasty and annuloplasty without rings. To our knowledge, no cases of haemolysis have been described with this type of surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / blood
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / etiology*
  • Anemia, Hemolytic / therapy
  • Atrial Fibrillation / blood
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Erythrocyte Indices
  • Erythrocyte Transfusion
  • Erythropoietin / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Hematocrit
  • Hemoglobinometry
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / methods*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / blood
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / blood
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy
  • Psychotic Disorders / blood
  • Psychotic Disorders / etiology
  • Recombinant Proteins / therapeutic use
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / blood
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / etiology
  • Respiratory Insufficiency / therapy
  • Suture Techniques*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color

Substances

  • EPO protein, human
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Erythropoietin