Bioprosthesis are commonly used in the elderly population. Structural valve deterioration affects the long-term durability. We report an early deterioration of a Mitroflow valve caused by ring deformation and prosthetic leaflet rupture. The 69-years-old patient underwent successful redo surgery with excision of the bioprosthesis and placement of a mechanical valve.
Undiagnosed mitroflow bioprosthesis deformation causing early structural valve deterioration / M. Gennari, G. Polvani, M. Rubino, F. Arlati, A. Annoni, M. Agrifoglio. - In: GENERAL THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 1863-6705. - (2017). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1007/s11748-017-0868-8]
Undiagnosed mitroflow bioprosthesis deformation causing early structural valve deterioration
G. Polvani;M. AgrifoglioUltimo
2017
Abstract
Bioprosthesis are commonly used in the elderly population. Structural valve deterioration affects the long-term durability. We report an early deterioration of a Mitroflow valve caused by ring deformation and prosthetic leaflet rupture. The 69-years-old patient underwent successful redo surgery with excision of the bioprosthesis and placement of a mechanical valve.
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