A 37-year-old Smeloff-Cutter aortic valve.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19161800.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.018.
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Abstract
We describe the case of a 64-year-old woman with mitral insufficiency that had undergone an aortic valve replacement with a Smeloff-Cutoff prosthesis (Cutter Laboratories, Berkeley, CA) 37 years ago. She underwent both aortic and mitral valve replacement. The patient's Smeloff-Cutter aortic valve was unchanged. This case demonstrates the longest durability for the Smeloff-Cutter aortic prosthesis reported in the literature.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Bioprosthesis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Prosthesis Failure