Critical Limb Ischemia in a Young Patient With a Mechanical Aortic Valve Leading to Bilateral Above-Knee Amputation.

Shiwani Kamath; Abid Ulhaque; Rias Ali; Johnathan Frunzi

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.15046

Critical Limb Ischemia in a Young Patient With a Mechanical Aortic Valve Leading to Bilateral Above-Knee Amputation.

Shiwani Kamath
, Abid Ulhaque
, Rias Ali
, Johnathan Frunzi

HCA Florida Trinity Hospital

Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Center of Trinity, Trinity, USA.
Department of Radiology, Medical Center of Trinity, Trinity, USA.

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	13
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.15046
State	Published - May 15 2021

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