Mobile strands are frequently attached to the St. Jude Medical mitral valve prosthesis as assessed by two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography
| Autor: | Phillip R. Dawkins, Marcus F. Stoddard, Rita A. Longaker |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Prosthesis PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE Internal medicine Mitral valve medicine Humans Mitral valve prosthesis cardiovascular diseases Aged Aged 80 and over Heart Failure Fibrin Chi-Square Distribution business.industry Clinical events Mitral valve replacement Middle Aged Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Echocardiography Heart Valve Prosthesis cardiovascular system Cardiology Mitral Valve Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | American Heart Journal. 124:671-674 |
| ISSN: | 0002-8703 |
| Popis: | Two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiographic findings are reported in 13 patients with structurally and functionally normal St. Jude Medical bileaflet mitral valve prostheses. Multiple mobile linear echogenic densities attached to the pivot of the prosthesis were present in 9 of 13 pateints. These densities may represent fibrin strands. These mobile strands alternatively resolve and reform over a period of 5 to 14 months after mitral valve replacement. No adverse clinical events were attributable to these prosthetic mitral valve strands. We conclude that mobile stands are frequently attached to the structurally and functionally normal St. Jude Medical mitral valve prosthesis. The clinical significance of these prosthetic mitral valve strands requires clarification. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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