title: Cinefluoroscopic identification of Björk-Shiley prosthetic heart valves.
abstract: Numerous mechanical prostheses are currently utilized for heart valve replacement. Fluoroscopy is a useful technique to identify prosthetic valves, to evaluate their function and to follow-up the patients' condition. Scattered and contrasting data, however, have been reported about the radiographic appearance of Björk-Shiley heart valves. This study shows that each Björk-Shiley valve model has characteristic radiographic features that can be readily determined by fluoroscopic evaluation, leading to easy and accurate non-invasive identification.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Cardiologia, Università di Milano, Fondazione I. Monzino, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montorsi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Repossini
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bartorelli
mesh_terms: D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D009040:Motion Pictures