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Anterior spinal artery syndrome after double valve replacement and coronary artery bypass surgery.

Ashwin SubramaniamAdrian PickRavi Tiruvoipati
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Spinal infarction is a rare and devastating complication of open-heart surgery, especially in the context of perioperative hemodynamic instability in patients requiring high dose of inotropes and vasoconstrictors. Our report highlights that spinal infarction can occur in such circumstances following a valve replacement surgery.
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