Rare causes of the dysfunction of mechanical bicuspid heart valves

The authors share the observations from their cardiosurgical practice showing that one of the causes of sudden death or of rapid worsening of the state of patients with implanted bicuspid artificial valves might be their dysfunction resulting both from breakage of the hinged mechanisms of the valve...

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Published in:	Vestnik hirurgii im. I.I. Grekova Vol. 157; no. 3; p. 60
Main Authors:	Novikov, V K, Kurapeev, I S, Belostotskiĭ, V E, Kotin, A N, Orlovskiĭ, P I, Gritsenko, V V, Davydenko, V V, Petrishina, T I, Senchik, K Iu, Kadinskaia, M I, Kartashev, D I
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 1998
Subjects:	Adult Aortic Valve Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology Death, Sudden, Cardiac - pathology Fatal Outcome Female Heart Valve Prosthesis Humans Male Middle Aged Mitral Valve Prosthesis Failure
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Summary:	The authors share the observations from their cardiosurgical practice showing that one of the causes of sudden death or of rapid worsening of the state of patients with implanted bicuspid artificial valves might be their dysfunction resulting both from breakage of the hinged mechanisms of the valve with its dislocation and migration and from the disturbed mobility of the valve cusp due to a thrombus formed in the atrium. The observations show that the "ideal" construction of the valve is to be created.
ISSN:	0042-4625