Anesthetic Management of Patient with Asymptomatic Stuck Mitral Valve (Prosthetic Heart Valve Thrombosis) Case Posted for LSCS – Case Report

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Submitted: March 26, 2025
Published: Apr 9, 2025
DOI: 10.29328/journal.acr.1001134

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Lavanya Yenikepalli
Rukmini Reddy G
MBBS, MD Anesthesia, Senior consultant at Malla Reddy Narayana Multispecilaty Hospital, India
Srinivas Reddy M
MBBS, D.A, DNB Anesthesia, PDCC in Cardio-thoracic Anesthesia, Senior Consultatant at Malla Reddy Narayana Multispecilaty Hospital, India
Srinivasulu Reddy B
MBBS, D.A, DNB Anesthesia, PDCC in Cardio-thoracic Anesthesia, Senior Consultatant at Malla Reddy Narayana Multispecilaty Hospital, India

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Lavanya Yenikepalli, Rukmini Reddy G, Srinivas Reddy M, & Srinivasulu Reddy B. (2025). Anesthetic Management of Patient with Asymptomatic Stuck Mitral Valve (Prosthetic Heart Valve Thrombosis) Case Posted for LSCS – Case Report . Archives of Case Reports, 135–139. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.acr.1001134
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