ELECTIVE REOPERATION FOR A STRUT FRACTURE IN A BJORK-SHILEY CONVEXOCONCAVE MITRAL-VALVE

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作者
CANE, ME
MCGRATH, LB
机构
[1] DEBORAH HEART & LUNG CTR,DEPT THORAC & CARDIOVASC SURG,BROWNS MILLS,NJ
[2] UNIV MED & DENT NEW JERSEY,ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MED SCH,NEW BRUNSWICK,NJ
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10.1016/0003-4975(94)90490-1
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
A 21-year-old asymptomatic man who had previously undergone mitral valve replacement with a 31-mm Bjork-Shiley 60-degree convexo-concave valve was evaluated noninvasively and found to have a single leg outlet strut separation. Elective valve explantation was performed, and valve testing confirmed that a strut separation was indeed present. Diagnosis and early reoperation to replace a fractured prosthesis may improve patient survival.
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