van Steenbergen Gijs G J, Tsang Queeny H Y, van der Heide Stefan M, Verkroost Michel W A, Li Wilson W L, Morshuis Wim J
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
J Card Surg. 2019 Mar;34(3):124-130. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13975. Epub 2018 Dec 30.
Spontaneous leaflet fracture of mechanical heart valve prostheses is very rare. We describe a case of spontaneous leaflet embolization 31 years after aortic valve replacement with an Edwards-Duromedics prosthesis (Baxter Healthcare Corp., Edwards Division, Santa Ana, CA). We review the literature on this subject to increase awareness and recognition for this potentially life-threatening complication.
机械心脏瓣膜假体的自发性瓣叶断裂非常罕见。我们描述了一例在使用爱德华兹-杜罗梅迪克斯假体(百特医疗保健公司,爱德华兹分部,加利福尼亚州圣安娜)进行主动脉瓣置换术后31年发生的自发性瓣叶栓塞病例。我们回顾了关于该主题的文献,以提高对这种潜在危及生命并发症的认识和识别。