HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Personal Folders Download to citation manager Permission Requests Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Masters, R. G. Articles by Keon, W. J. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Masters, R. G. Articles by Keon, W. J.

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 45, 210-212, Copyright © 1988 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

ARTICLES

Extrinsic obstruction of the Medtronic-Hall disk valve in the mitral position

RG Masters and WJ Keon
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ontario, Canada.

Three cases of acute extrinsic obstruction of the Medtronic-Hall prosthesis in the mitral position are described. In 2 cases papillary muscle and in 1 case suture overhang caused sticking of the tilting disk against the valve rim. The mechanisms of extrinsic obstruction of the tilting disk valve, its recognition, and its prevention are discussed with a review of the literature.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				M. Ruel, R. B. Streeter, R. de la Torre, J. R. Liddicoat, and W. E. Cohn Intracardiac ultrasonic suture welding for knotless mitral valve replacement Eur. J. Cardiothorac. Surg., February 1, 2002; 21(2): 245 - 248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]