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  • Title: Strut fracture in the new Bjørk-Shiley mitral valve prosthesis.
    Author: Brubakk O, Simonsen S, Källman L, Fredriksen A.
    Journal: Thorac Cardiovasc Surg; 1981 Apr; 29(2):108-9. PubMed ID: 6166068.
    Abstract:
    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.
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