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Fatal embolization of ball portion of Starr-Edwards aortic valve prosthesis
K K Reddy1, K H Anders, L Sathyavagiswaran
1Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Woodland Hills, CA, USA.
Journal of Forensic Sciences
|February 11, 1998
Abstract:
We report an unusual case of a Starr-Edwards aortic valve malfunction with fatal dislodgment and embolization of its ball portion to the distal abdominal aorta, just above the bifurcation, leading to sudden death. This case is unusual in that it is, to date, the longest time elapsed between valve placement and ball dislodgment.

