[Ball variance and fracture of a Smeloff-Cutter prosthesis 24 years after aortic valve replacement]

Autor:	M H, Hust, A, Klinkmüller, M, Keim, R, Momper, G, Nothwang
Jazyk:	němčina
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Equipment Failure Analysis Male Fatal Outcome Postoperative Complications Aortic Valve Heart Valve Prosthesis Aortic Valve Insufficiency Humans Thrombosis Middle Aged Prosthesis Design
Zdroj:	Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie. 86(7)
ISSN:	0300-5860
Popis:	This report documents a case of ball variance in a Smeloff-Cutter aortic prosthesis occurring 24 years after implantation. After episodes of embolic complications the patient died in acute shock. The silicone rubber ball showed several alterations including discoloration, grooving, cracking, swelling and subtotal fracture of the poppet. Terminal valvular malfunction was caused by complete thrombosis of the prosthesis. In most patients ball variance occurred during the first years after valve replacement; thus, the observed case is a very rare late complication of a ball-valve prosthesis.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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