PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Steiner, I
AU  - Hlava, A
AU  - Procházka, J
TI  - Calcific coronary embolization associated with cardiac valve replacement. Necropsy x-ray study.
AID  - 10.1136/hrt.38.8.816
DP  - 1976 Aug 01
TA  - British Heart Journal
PG  - 816--820
VI  - 38
IP  - 8
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/38/8/816.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/38/8/816.full
SO  - Heart1976 Aug 01; 38
AB  - The hearts of 14 patients dying early after replacement of a calcified aortic or mitral valve were examined for the presence of calcific coronary emboli. The incidence of embolization as shown by x-ray film was 92-9 per cent. The number of emboli in individual cases ranged from 4 to 119. Replacement of an aortic valve was associated with a more severe embolization than replacement of a mitral valve. Th mechanisms of calcific embolization are discussed and preventive surgical measures suggested.