A case of strut fracture of the new Björk-Shiley mitral valve prosthesis.
We treated a 61-year-old Japanese man with a strut fracture of the new Björk-Shiley mitral valve. This fracture occurred about two months after mitral valve replacement. Emergency reoperation was performed as soon as the chest X-ray showed the fracture, despite the presence of cardiopulmonary shock. He died on the 3rd postoperative day. Similar reported cases of literature are reviewed.
D004868:Equipment Failure; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000150:complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000150:complications