Abstract
Prosthetic valve dysfunctions may be secondary to regurgitations or obstructions. These two conditions are related to several different prosthetic valve complications that can occur early or, more frequently, later. The most common are PPM (Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch), geometric mismatch, dehiscence, primary failure, thrombosis, thromboembolism, pannus formation, pseudoaneurysms, endocarditis, and hemolysis. In this setting, physical examination, blood tests, and echocardiography are the most important evaluations that need to be performed.
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Urbinati, A., Marchesini, M., Mazzanti, I. (2015). Prosthetic Valve Dysfunctions. In: Capucci, A. (eds) Clinical Cases in Cardiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19926-9_17
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