COMPLETE RUPTURE OF A CUSP OF A HANCOCK P ERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS WITH SYSTEMIC EMBOLISM - A CASE-REPORT

Authors
MEURISSE Y DREYFUS X AUPART M TABET A NEEL G MAY MA MARCHAND M
Citation
Y. Meurisse et al., COMPLETE RUPTURE OF A CUSP OF A HANCOCK P ERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS WITH SYSTEMIC EMBOLISM - A CASE-REPORT, Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 86(11), 1993, pp. 1629-1631
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039683
Volume
86
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1629 - 1631
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9683(1993)86:11<1629:CROACO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The authors report the case of a systemic embolism of a cusp of a Hanc ock pericardial aortic bioprosthesis. This rare complication has not b een previously reported to the authors' knowledge, and should lead to immediate valve replacement.