Taber's Medical Dictionary
Bjork-Shiley heart valve, Björk-Shiley heart valve
[Viking Olov Björk, Swedish heart surgeon, 1918-2009; Donald Pearce Shiley, U.S. engineer, 1920-2010]
A synthetic artificial heart valve that is no longer commercially available but remains implanted in thousands of patients. The valve has been known to fracture at its struts during use, which results in death in the majority of cases.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve, Björk-Shiley Heart Valve." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773750/all/Bjork_Shiley_heart_valve__Björk_Shiley_heart_valve.
Bjork-Shiley heart valve, Björk-Shiley heart valve. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773750/all/Bjork_Shiley_heart_valve__Björk_Shiley_heart_valve. Accessed December 1, 2024.
Bjork-Shiley heart valve, Björk-Shiley heart valve. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773750/all/Bjork_Shiley_heart_valve__Björk_Shiley_heart_valve
Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve, Björk-Shiley Heart Valve [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 01]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773750/all/Bjork_Shiley_heart_valve__Björk_Shiley_heart_valve.
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