title: Mechanical valve obstruction caused by an occlusion device.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Merin
authors.forename: Dani
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bitran
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Asher
authors.forename: Shuli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Silberman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D021721:Balloon Occlusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014463:Ultrasonography