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Stone Heart Syndrome After Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Case Report

Abstract Stone heart syndrome (SHS) is a rare but catastrophic complication of cardiac surgery, characterized by irreversible ischemic myocardial contracture following prolonged global myocardial ischemia, and is almost uniformly fatal..

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Stone heart syndrome after prolonged cardioplegia induced cardiac arrest in open-heart surgery – a pilot study on pigs

Abstract OBJECTIVES : To investigate Stone Heart Syndrome (SHS) as consequence of prolonged ischemic arrest in an experimental study on pigs in regards to onset of SHS and pathological changes...

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Stone heart syndrome after prolonged cardioplegia induced cardiac arrest in open-heart surgery – a pilot study on pigs

Abstract OBJECTIVES : To investigate Stone Heart Syndrome (SHS) as consequence of prolonged ischemic arrest in an experimental study on pigs in regards to onset of SHS and pathological changes...

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Two cases of “stone heart” with fatal outcome

Abstract The “stone heart” syndrome is a rare but often fatal complication of cardiac surgery associated with hypertrophy of the myocardium. The mechanisms behind the syndrome are not fully understood...

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Two cases of “stone heart” with fatal outcome

Abstract  The “stone heart” syndrome is a rare but often fatal complication of cardiac surgery associated with hypertrophy of the myocardium. The mechanisms behind the syndrome are not fully understood...

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