Unique Doppler pattern of "obstruction alternans" of a St Jude prosthetic mitral valve

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Varadarajan, P [1 ]
Jutzy, KR [1 ]
Pai, RG [1 ]
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[1] Loma Linda Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Cardiol, Loma Linda, CA 92354 USA
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10.1067/S0894-7317(03)00323-7
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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We present a case of a patient who was pregnant and had symptomatic, intermittent obstruction of her St Jude mitral prosthesis showing a very unique Doppler flow pattern suggesting impaired disk movement with every other cardiac cycle. Mechanism of this "obstruction alternans" is discussed.
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