title: Outlet strut fracture of a 23-mm Björk-Shiley 70 degrees convexo-concave aortic valve.
abstract: The following brief report describes a fatal complication of a case of outlet strut fracture in a 23-mm Björk-Shiley 70 degrees convexo-concave aortic valve. The valve ruptured 6 years after the operation; diagnosis was made at post-mortem examination. In addition to the high risk of rupture of patients with large-size mitral 60 degrees and 70 degrees convexo-concave Björk-Shiley valves, small-size 70 degrees aortic valves can also present with this complication.
authors.affiliation: Hospital N. S. Pino, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Las Palmas, Grand Canaria, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*