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On (b)(6) 2017, a 29mm tailor flexible annuloplasty ring was implanted in the aortic valve position during a bicuspid aortic valve repair and ascending aorta replacement procedure in a (b)(6) year-old woman.During the procedure, the device was placed beneath the coronary ostia.The patient's left anterior descending coronary artery was injured, with the result of a massive left ventricular ischemic injury(post-operative ejection fraction of 10-15%), the need for prolonged vasopressor, ventricular assist device and cardiorespiratory support(tracheostomy), a litany of related multisystem injuries including forefoot amputations and renal failure, and the implantation of a left ventricular assist device(lvad) as a bridge to an eventual heart transplantation performed on (b)(6) 2017 at the hospital (b)(6).
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