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Disc Escape After Minor Strut Fracture in a Björk-Shiley Mitral Valve Prosthesis |
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| Authors: | ISIDRE VILACOSTA MD JOSE ALBERTO SAN ROMÁN MD ASUNCIÓN CAMINO MD JOSÉ CASTAÑÓN MD MANUEL GIL MD RAMIRO DE LA LLANA MD CARLOS ALMERIA MD LUIS SÁNCHEZ HARGUINDEY MD |
| Institution: | Division of Cardiology;Division of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital Universitario de San Carlos, Madrid, Spain |
| Abstract: | A case is presented in which the minor strut of a Björk-Shiley mitral prosthesis fractured 11 years postoperatively. The relevant diagnostic contributions of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography are discussed. |
| Keywords: | disc escape transesophageal echocardiography |