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Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient with Severe Hemophilia
Hrvoje Gašparović
Silva Zupančic-Salek
Vojtjeh Brida
Grgur Dulić
Ivan Jelić
Abstract
Hemophilia A is an inherited bleeding disorder characterized by factor VIII deficiency. The basis for insufficient
hemostasis lies within inadequate amplification of factor Xa production with the undersupplied factor VIII.We report on
a young patient with critical aortic stenosis bearing all the clinical stigmata of severe hemophilia, in whom aortic valve
replacement was performed with a tissue valve in order to avoid the need for long term anticoagulation.
Keywords
valve prosthesis; cardiac surgery; hemophilia
Hrčak ID:
27291
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Publication date:
4.1.2007.
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