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Escape of Mechanical Valve - A case report -  

Lee, Sam-Youn (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine)
Choi, Jong-Bum (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wonkwang University School of Medicine)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.40, no.1, 2007 , pp. 63-65 More about this Journal
Abstract
Incidence of valve leaflet escape after mechanical valve replacement is very low. We report a case of leaflet fracture and escape in an Edwards TEKNA bileaflet valve.
Keywords
Heart valve prosthesis; Mechanical failure;
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