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[Unusual fatal late complication after aortic valve replacement]
Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|April 29, 1983
Summary
A Björk-Shiley mechanical valve tore and embolized to the abdominal aorta. Progressive valve thrombosis and increased pressure gradient likely caused the mechanical failure and subsequent embolization.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Biomedical Engineering
- Pathology
Background:
- Mechanical heart valves are crucial for treating valvular heart disease.
- Björk-Shiley valves are a type of mechanical prosthesis with a known history of complications.
- Valve thrombosis and embolization are serious, potentially life-threatening complications.