An unusual lethal complication associated with Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve holder.
This is the first report of an unusual fatal complication associated with the Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve holder. The patient died 51 days after replacement of his aortic valve with a Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve. The cause of death was coronary arterial embolus caused by a fragment broken off of the prosthetic aortic valve holder.
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000401:mortality; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged