Two-dimensional echocardiographic features of Björk-Shiley aortic prosthetic valve dehiscence.
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Dehiscence of the valve is a serious complication of prosthetic heart valve replacement. It has grave consequences unless promptly diagnosed and corrected by surgery. We report the case of a symptomless patient with near-complete detachment of the aortic prosthesis, diagnosed by radiography and two-dimensional echocardiography. This was confirmed at surgery and the dehisced prosthetic valve was successfully replaced. To the best of our knowledge, the two-dimensional echocardiographic features of a dehisced Bjork-Shiley aortic prosthesis have never been reported.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 37 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1982