Reddy K K, Anders K H, Sathyavagiswaran L
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Woodland Hills, CA, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 1998 Jan;43(1):225-7.
We report an unusual case of a Starr-Edwards aortic valve malfunction with fatal dislodgment and embolization of its ball portion to the distal abdominal aorta, just above the bifurcation, leading to sudden death. This case is unusual in that it is, to date, the longest time elapsed between valve placement and ball dislodgment.
