Fatal embolization of ball portion of Starr-Edwards aortic valve prosthesis

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 225-227

  Ready, Kalpana K ^a   Anders, Karl H ^b   Sathyavagiswaran, Lakshmanan ^c  

^a University of Health Sciences   (Guatemala)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Coroner ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Heart valves; Prosthesis; Starr Edwards ball valve

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA; ADULT; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HEART VALVE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STARR EDWARDS VALVE PROSTHESIS; SUDDEN DEATH;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AUTOPSY; DEATH, SUDDEN; EMBOLISM; FATAL OUTCOME; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031931270     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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