Population
1 40-year-old white man with replacement of the aortic and mitral valves by ball-valve prostheses 5 years…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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Highlights fatal coronary embolism risk from aortic prosthesis fracture; leaves open optimal surveillance for mechanical valve integrity.
This case report highlights the rare but fatal complication of coronary artery embolism caused by thrombus formation in a fractured prosthetic aortic valve.
Gobel et al. (1968) studied this question.
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