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Disc Escape After Minor Strut Fracture in a Björk‐Shiley Mitral Valve Prosthesis
Author(s) -
VILACOSTA ISIDRE,
ROMÁN JOSE ALBERTO SAN,
CAMINO ASUNCIÓN,
CASTAÑÓN JOSÉ,
GIL MANUEL,
LLANA RAMIRO DE LA,
ALMERIA CARLOS,
HARGUINDEY LUIS SÁNCHEZ
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1992.tb00467.x
Subject(s) - prosthesis , minor (academic) , medicine , mitral valve , fracture (geology) , cardiology , surgery , materials science , art , composite material , humanities
A case is presented in which the minor strut of a Björk‐Shiley mitral prosthesis fractured 11 years postoperatively. The relevant diagnostic contributions of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography are discussed.