Acute aortic regurgitation secondary to disk embolization of a Björk-Shiley prosthetic aortic valve

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Mar;24(3):350.e5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2010.07.001. Epub 2010 Aug 13.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Embolism / etiology*
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure*