Transient Bilateral Blindness in a Patient after Cardiac Surgery

Authors

  • Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili
  • Daniel J. Dibardino
  • R. Morton Bolman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20101123

Abstract

Our report describes a case of temporary bilateral blindness in a patient after undergoing mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis and coronary artery bypass grafting.

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Published

2011-06-15

How to Cite

Tchantchaleishvili, V., Dibardino, D. J., & Bolman, R. M. (2011). Transient Bilateral Blindness in a Patient after Cardiac Surgery. The Heart Surgery Forum, 14(3), E198-E199. https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20101123

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