title: Mitral valve prosthesis disk embolization during transeptal atrioventricular junction ablation.
abstract: We report a case of disk embolization from a Bjork-Shiley mitral valve prosthesis (Shiley Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) which occurred during transeptal atrioventricular (RV) junction ablation. The disk lodged in the lower thoracic aorta. The patient was treated successfully by emergency valve replacement, and the escaped disk has been left in situ with no complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bridgewater
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001283:Atrioventricular Node / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000601:surgery