Abstract:There are several well-known long-term complications following prosthetic valve replacement. Pannus formation is one of the rare complications whose estimated incidence varies between 0.3% and 1.3% per patient-year [1]. The exact etiology of pannus formation is unknown but histopathologically, pannus formation is due to fibroelastic hyperplasia that variably occurs after valve implantation [2]. The rarity and acute coronary syndrome like clinical presentation makes pannus formation a clinically important diagn… Show more
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