Dislodged aortic mechanical prosthesis

Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(3):373.

Authors

Jer-Shen Chen¹, Kuan-Ming Chiu, Shu-Hsun Chu, Jih-Hsin Huang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Banciao 220, Taipei, Taiwan.

PMID: 20548828
PMCID: PMC2879198

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Debridement
Device Removal
Endocarditis / surgery*
Female
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Edema / etiology
Radiography
Reoperation
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents