The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 94, 790-791, Copyright © 1987 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Acute thrombosis of Starr-Edwards aortic prosthesis
C Sivathasan, CT Cheng and TN Chuan
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital.
A case of acute valve thrombosis occurring in a Starr-Edwards aortic
prosthesis during the immediate postoperative period is reported. This
appears to be the first such case to be reported.