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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 82, 263-267, Copyright © 1981 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Fusion of prosthetic valve during left heart bypass

JL Myers, A Bull, DG Kastl and WS Pierce

We recently utilized a left ventricular assist device in a patient who could not be separated from cardiopulmonary bypass after aortic and mitral valve replacement. The nonfunctioning pericardial aortic valve became completely occluded owing to a fibrinous fusion of the valve leaflets during the 8-day period of assist pumping. A second operation was required to open the fused valve leaflets. This experience suggests that special care should be taken in selecting an aortic valve prosthesis in a patient who may require the left ventricular assist device in order to be separated from cardiopulmonary bypass.

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