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Acute obstruction of a mechanical aortic valve in a young woman: case report and review of the literature

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  1. Critical Care Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt

    Georgios T. Karapanagiotidis MD PhD

  2. Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Mazin A. I. Sarsam MD FRCS

  3. Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT, UK

    Simon N. Fletcher MBBS FRCA FFICM

  4. Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit, St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT, UK

    Ashraf Roshdy MBBch MSc MD MRCP

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Roshdy, A., Karapanagiotidis, G.T., Sarsam, M.A.I. et al. Acute obstruction of a mechanical aortic valve in a young woman: case report and review of the literature. Echo Res Pract 2, K1–K5 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1530/ERP-14-0068

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