title: Survival following outlet strut fracture of a Björk-Shiley mitral prosthesis. Report of two cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Tachikawa General Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kasuya
mesh_terms: 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