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[Re-operation of an aortic pericardial bioprosthesis 23-years after implantation; report of a case].
Kyobu Geka
; 63(13): 1169-72, 2010 Dec.
Artigo
em Japonês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21174669
RESUMO
A 49-year-old female suffered from dyspnea on exertion and jaundice from June, 2009. She had undergone aortic valve replacement with Carpentier-Edwards pericardial bioprosthesis due to active infectious endocarditis 23-years previously. The echocardiography showed severe aortic stenosis with moderate regurgitation. She was diagnosed as having prosthetic valve malfunction. Re-replacement of the aortic valve with mechanical valve was successfully performed. As far as we can see, this is one of the longest-term cases of implantation of pericardial bioprosthesis.