Normally Functioning Cooley-Cutter Mechanical Prosthesis Associated With Ascending Aorta Aneurysm 39 Years After Implantation.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.150.
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Abstract
The Cooley-Cutter prosthesis is a caged-disc mechanical heart valve introduced by Dr Cooley in the 1960s. Although the valve has been implanted worldwide in more than 3,000 patients, there is a lack of detailed data on its long-term performance, only anecdotal reports. We report the case of a patient who had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Cooley-Cutter prosthesis 39 years earlier for rheumatic disease on a tricuspid aortic valve and in whom a proximal aortic aneurysm had subsequently developed.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Bioprosthesis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis