Long-term event-free survival with an embolised prosthetic valve leaflet in the thoracic aorta
<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report the case of a patient who underwent a redo surgery for a leaflet escape from a Bjork-Shiley tilting disc mitral prosthesis inserted 18 years previously. The escaped disc remained lodged in the thoracic aorta without any complication. She ultimately died...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/3/1/34 |