The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon · 1981 · 27 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryProsthetic Implant RehabilitationProstheticsAortic Valve DiseaseCardiac Valve SurgeryDislocation MechanicsFracture MechanicsMitral Valve DiseaseSurgical Valve ReplacementBrittlenessBrittleness AnalysisBrittleness EvaluationMechanical Valve ProsthesesProsthesis FractureProsthetic Component Fracture
The case of a patient with the new type Bjørk-Shiley aortic and mitral valve prosthesis is described. Three months after implant she suffered acute heart failure and died. Post-mortem examination revealed a fractured outlet strut in the mitral valve prosthesis with dislocation of the disc. The fracture was regarded as due to excessive brittleness caused by demonstrated deposition of chromium-tungsten-carbide.