Hamm C W, Langes K, Vogel M, Schröder S, Bleifeld W
Medizinische Klinik, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf, Hamburg.
Z Kardiol. 1988 Oct;77(10):674-7.
Valvuloplasty was recently introduced as a palliative treatment of calcific aortic stenosis in elderly patients. Embolisation of valvular material has not been described as complication yet. We describe the detachment of a large calcific fragment resulting in acute, severe aortic incompetence in a 76-year-old patient. During immediate operative valve replacement the calcific embolus was recovered from the abdominal aorta.
