title: [Rare causes of the dysfunction of mechanical bicuspid heart valves].
abstract: The authors share the observations from their cardiosurgical practice showing that one of the causes of sudden death or of rapid worsening of the state of patients with implanted bicuspid artificial valves might be their dysfunction resulting both from breakage of the hinged mechanisms of the valve with its dislocation and migration and from the disturbed mobility of the valve cusp due to a thrombus formed in the atrium. The observations show that the "ideal" construction of the valve is to be created.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Novikov
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Kurapeev
authors.forename: V E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Belostotskiĭ
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kotin
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Orlovskiĭ
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Gritsenko
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Davydenko
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Petrishina
authors.forename: K Iu
authors.initials: KIu
authors.lastname: Senchik
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kadinskaia
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Kartashev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011475:Prosthesis Failure