title: Successful replacement of a fractured Björk-Shiley aortic valve prosthesis.
abstract: We report successful surgical intervention following the diagnosis of total aortic valvular incompetence which was caused by the uncommon fracture and disc embolization of a Björk-Shiley aortic valve prosthesis implanted ten months previously.
authors.affiliation: Alabama Heart Institute, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Baptist Medical Centers, Birmingham.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gaos
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Tiller
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lochridge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004630:Emergencies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation