Starr-Edwards valves at the aortic and mitral positions implanted for 39 years
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Shun-ichi Misawa, MD · Kei Aizawa, MD Yuichiro Kaminishi, PhD · Arata Muraoka, MD Yoshio Misawa, PhD
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Cloth-covered Starr-Edwards caged ball valves implanted in the aortic and mitral valve positions for 39 years were extracted. Both showed valve dysfunction resulting from pannus overgrowth. The metal cages of the Starr-Edwards valves were covered with worn cloth. This case indicates the extended durability of Starr- Edwards valves and the importance of the design and materials of prosthetic heart valves to avoid pannus overgrowth and prosthetic valve abrasion.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 59:433–435 DOI 10.1007/s11748-010-0715-7 Received: 10 June 2010 / Accepted: 12 September 2010
