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Ann Thorac Surg 1990;49:140-142
© 1990 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Survival after embolization of a complete prosthetic aortic valve to the aortic arch

John M. Stoneburner, Jr, MD, Bernard L. Tucker, MD*, Richard J. Hurvitz, MD

Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Medical Center, and University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California USA

Accepted for publication June 13, 1989.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Tucker, 1245 Wilshire Blv No. 703, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

Partial dehiscence and embolization of poppets, leaflets, and discs are well-known complications of mechanical valve prostheses. Dehiscence with embolization of an entire prosthetic valve is rare. Previous reports of dehiscence and embolization of an entire prosthetic valve are associated with fatality and are the subject of autopsy reports. We report a patient who survived an operation (using cardiopulmonary bypass and total circulatory arrest) to retrieve an embolized prosthetic valve.






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