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Mitral Valve Replacement in Calcified Annulus Following Ring Annuloplasty

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

For reprint information contact: Igor E Konstantinov, MD, Tel: 61 8 9346 3333, Fax: 61 8 9346 2344, Email: igorkonst{at}hotmail.com, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.

We present a patient with persistent severe hemolysis following mitral valve repair which resolved after valve replacement with bioprosthesis. The posterior portion of the annuloplasty ring was retained due to severe calcifications of the posterior mitral valve annulus. All chordae were preserved to avoid disruption of the mitral annulus.