Aortic bioprosthetic valve deterioration 8 months after implantation.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.081.
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Abstract
One year after aortic bioprosthetic valve replacement with a 23-mm Epic bioprosthesis (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN) with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting, early valve degeneration with leaflet calcification and stiffening was documented in a 61-year-old man. A possible reason for this extremely early deterioration could not be identified, although a xenograft reaction could be a plausible hypothesis. Consequently, a successful redo aortic valve replacement with a 21-mm Magna Ease (Carpentier-Edwards, Irvine, CA) was performed.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Bioprosthesis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis