| Literature DB >> 28219908 |
Mary C Thomas1, Josser E Delgado Almandoz2, Adam J Todd3, Mark L Young3, Jennifer L Fease1, Jill Marie Scholz2, Anna M Milner2, Maximilian Mulder4, Yasha Kayan2.
Abstract
Following mechanical mitral valve replacement surgery, a 69-year-old woman had an ischemic stroke in the right middle cerebral artery territory. Mechanical thrombectomy showed the embolus to be a piece of chordae tendineae excised during the valve replacement surgery. 2017 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.Entities:
Keywords: Complication; Endoscopy; Stroke; Technique; Thrombectomy
Mesh:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28219908 PMCID: PMC5318580 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-012951
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X