We report a case on an early complication of a biological pericardial tissue valve in the aortic position that required emergency replacement. One of the three leaflets of the valve was stuck open in a fixed-open position and would not unfold in diastole. This resulted in severe aortic insufficiency, diagnosed by standard postoperatory echocardiography and confirmed in the operating room.
Buklas, D., Massetti, M., Neri, E., Chocron, S., Built-in defect of a biological pericardial aortic prosthesis?, <<INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY>>, 2008; 7 (6): 1110-1111. [doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.180448] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/103970]
Built-in defect of a biological pericardial aortic prosthesis?
Massetti, MassimoSecondo
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2008
Abstract
We report a case on an early complication of a biological pericardial tissue valve in the aortic position that required emergency replacement. One of the three leaflets of the valve was stuck open in a fixed-open position and would not unfold in diastole. This resulted in severe aortic insufficiency, diagnosed by standard postoperatory echocardiography and confirmed in the operating room.
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