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H:
Adult
woman, 66-years-old, - three months after replacement of the insufficient mitral
valve - now the patient is admitted with pulmonary edema, fever and reduced
liver function.
INFO/WWW:
Acute embolism may occure after myocardial infarction caused by mobilized
mural thrombus or other cardiac disease (e.g. diseased valves). Other causes
are atrial fibrillation, polycythaemia and left atrial myxomas. Problems associated
with prosthetic valves are thrombosis (especially at the mitral position),
paravalvular leaks, endocarditis, and degenerative changes in tissue valves
D:
Acute
embolism of the of the right and left hepatic artery as well as the splenic
artery caused by endocarditis and thrombosis associated with the prosthetic
valve
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