Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 350.e5-350.e6, March 2011

Acute Aortic Regurgitation Secondary to Disk Embolization of a Björk-Shiley Prosthetic Aortic Valve

  • Robert D. Grande, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Robert D. Grande, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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  • William E. Katz, MD, FACC, FASE

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

published online 16 August 2010.

Having passed the 30th anniversary of the first implantation of a Björk-Shiley convexo-concave tilting mechanical valve, recognition of the life-threatening complication of strut fracture is not widespread. The authors report the case of a 48-year-old man with acute-onset chest pain and dyspnea found to have strut fracture and disk embolization of a 26-year-old Björk-Shiley prosthetic aortic valve. The value of echocardiography in the diagnosis of this condition is discussed.

Keywords: Björk-Shiley, Aortic insufficiency, Strut fracture

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PII: S0894-7317(10)00554-7

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2010.07.001

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 350.e5-350.e6, March 2011

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