[Death caused by acute cardiac insufficiency due to rupture of the metal cage of a Braunwald-Cutter prosthesis. Description of a case]. / Morte da insufficienza cardiaca acuta dovuta a rottura del cestello metallico di una protesi di Braunwald-Cutter. Descrizione di un caso.

A case of a man aged 39 who died one year after aortic valve replacement by a Braunwald-Cutter prosthesis is reported. A massive aortic incompetence due to falling out of the plastic ball owing to the rupture of an arm of the cage, induced an intractable cardiac future. On necroscopy the ball was found in the aorta at the level of the renal arteries.