RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Calcific coronary embolization associated with cardiac valve replacement. Necropsy x-ray study.
JF British Heart Journal
JO Heart
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society
SP 816
OP 820
DO 10.1136/hrt.38.8.816
VO 38
IS 8
A1 Steiner, I
A1 Hlava, A
A1 Procházka, J
YR 1976
UL http://heart.bmj.com/content/38/8/816.abstract
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.