Acute Fibrin Deposition Causing Acute Failure of Two Tissue Pericardial Valves Amal K. Bose, MD, Jimmy Kim Fatt Hon, FRCS(CTh), Binayak Chanda, MRCS, Rakesh Uppal, FRCS(CTh), Simon Kendall, FRCS(CTh) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 88, Issue 3, Pages 989-992 (September 2009) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.034 Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Photograph shows explanted mitral prosthesis covered in extensive thrombotic debris. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 989-992DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.034) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Photograph shows freshly explanted aortic bioprosthesis with extensive deposition on cusps and sewing ring. An area of the cusp where the deposited fibrin was removed by the explanting surgeon is visible (arrow), showing the degree of material deposition. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2009 88, 989-992DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.01.034) Copyright © 2009 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions