Survival following outlet strut fracture of a Björk-Shiley mitral prosthesis. Report of two cases.
Late outlet strut fracture occurred in two patients with the 27 mm Björk-Shiley 60 degrees Convexo-Concave mitral prosthesis. Both patients exhibited symptoms that appeared to precede strut fracture and both survived reoperation.
Katagiri
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Cardiovascular Center, Tachikawa General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Otsuka
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Matsuoka
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Kasuya
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation