1. Malfunction of a Cutter-Smeloff mitral ball valve prosthesis: Diagnosis by phonocardiography and echocardiography
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Panagiotis N. Symbas, Robert C. Schlant, Israel Belenkie, Matthew L. Carr, and Donald O. Nutter
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Time Factors ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Cardiomegaly ,Coronary Disease ,Prosthesis ,Internal medicine ,Atrial Fibrillation ,medicine ,Humans ,In patient ,Heart Atria ,Embolization ,Heart Failure ,business.industry ,Phonocardiography ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Echocardiography ,Ball valve ,Heart Valve Prosthesis ,Heart failure ,Cardiology ,Mitral Valve ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Mitral ball valve prosthesis malfunction is uncommon but may be associated with serious morbidity and may be fatal. The diagnosis may be suspected clinically and confirmed phonocardiographically and echocardiographically. It would appear reasonable to perform these studies serially at intervals of 3 to 6 months in patients with a mitral ball valve prosthesis, and whenever symptoms suggestive of peripheral embolization or of the onset or worsening of congestive heart failure are present.
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- 1973
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