Delayed Metallic Embolization of a Cor-Knot Fastener

THORAC CARDIOV SURG Reports 2017; 06: e40-e41
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612613

Background The Cor-Knot device is a titanium fastener which is widely used in cardiac valve procedures. Adverse events associated with use of the device have been rare. Case Description A patient underwent robotic mitral valve repair using the Cor-Knot fastener. Five years later, he suffered a cerebral vascular accident secondary to embolization of a metallic foreign body. He had had no other medical procedures which could account for a source of metallic embolization. Conclusion Long-term surveillance after use of the Cor-Knot fastener is limited. Metallic embolization may be possible with this device and warrants awareness within the medical community.
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

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