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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1982; 30(1): 48-52
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1022208
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Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Partial Detachment of a St. Jude Medical Aortic Prosthesis

W. Jansen, B. Niehues, V. Hombach, M. Tauchert, H. Dalichau
  • Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Cardiology, and Department of Cardiosurgery, University of Köln
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1981

Publication Date:
19 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

In a 53-year-old female with a St. Jude Medical prosthesis in the aortic position, detachment of the prosthesis could be non-invasively diagnosed by means of echocardiography and confirmed during reoperation. The prosthesis was dissected from the aortic wall to 1/5 of its circumference and tilted within the left ventricle. Thus, by means of simultaneously registered echocardiogram and phonocardiogram, dysfunctions of St. Jude Medical prostheses can be detected noninvasively.

Key words

Echocardiography - Valve replacement - St. Jude Medical heart valve prosthesis