Aortic bioprosthetic valve deterioration 8 months after implantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan;89(1):277-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.081.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Reoperation
  • Time Factors