An unusual lethal complication associated with Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve holder.

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  • P Nandi
  • T F Tse
  • F C Ho
  • J S Leung
چکیده

This is the first report of an unusual fatal complication associated with the Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve holder. The patient died 51 days after replacement of his aortic valve with a Starr-Edwards prosthetic aortic valve. The cause of death was coronary arterial embolus caused by a fragment broken off of the prosthetic aortic valve holder.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Chest

دوره 72 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1977