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  • Title: Mechanical failure of a mitral valve prosthesis: an unusual case of sudden unexpected death.
    Author: Clark MA.
    Journal: J Forensic Sci; 1985 Apr; 30(2):552-5. PubMed ID: 3889221.
    Abstract:
    Sudden unexpected death caused by the failure of a cardiac valve prosthesis is a rare occurrence. A 45-year-old female suddenly died three years following mitral valve replacement for rheumatic mitral stenosis. At autopsy, death was determined to be due to a metallic fatigue of the mitral valve prosthesis.
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