Vol 59, No 7 (2003)
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Published online: 2005-12-12
Dilatation of superior vena cava and internal jugular vein following implantation of prosthetic mitral and aortic valves - a case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.82096
Kardiol Pol 2003;59(7):57-58.
Abstract
Abstract: A case of a 47 year old male with a history of closed mitral commissurotomy performed in 1991 and implantation of prosthetic mitral and aortic valves in 1999, is presented. Three years after the second procedure the patient developed dilatation of superior vena cava and internal jugular vein.
Keywords: dilatation of superior vena cava and internal jugular vein