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__________ Is A Frequent Complication Of Older Mechanical Valves (Ball-Cage, Disk-Cage) And Can Occur With Present Day Prosthesis If Turbulent Flow Associated With Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Exists, Especially Regurgitation

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1. __________ Is A Frequent Complication Of Older Mechanical Valves (Ball-Cage, Disk-Cage) And Can Occur With Present Day Prosthesis If Turbulent Flow Associated With Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Exists, Especially Regurgitation

â€¢ most commonly, subendocardial ischemia or necrosis is present as a result of decreased coronary blood flow, which is due to platelet aggregation or a partially occlusive intracoronary thrombus at the site of an ulcerated atherosclerotic plaque. - â€¢ concomitant platelet mediated coronary arterial vasoconstriction at the site of plaque ulceration - â€¢ an increase in myocardial oxygen demand that cannot be met by an appropriate increase in coronary blood flow b/c of cad, uncontrolled htn, thyrotoxicosis, or a decrease in myocardial oxygen delivery (profound anemia, hypoxemia)
Meds (digitalis), >vagal tone, hyperkalemia, myocarditis, and degenerative disease
Hemolysis
O failure to correct all significant valvular lesions may result in a poor clinical outcome. - o double valve replacement is associated with a higher operative and long term mortality than single valve replacement.

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