An unusual Doppler-echocardiographic finding in case of a Björk-Shiley mitral prosthetic valve thrombosis

Malfunction of a bjork-shiley prosthetic

Malfunction of a bjork-shiley prosthetic heart valve in the mitral position producing an abnormal echocardiographic pattern

✍ Stephen D. Clements Jr.; John V. Perkins 📂 Article 📅 1978 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 312 KB

## Abstract This report presents an echocardiographic study of a patient with fibrous ingrowth about the sewing ring and hinges of a Bjork‐Shiley valve in the mitral position. The valve was obstructed and produced a distinct motion pattern. In addition to having a rounded diastolic motion, the disk