Delayed dislocation of a sutureless aortic bioprosthesis: the first case

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jun;14(6):892-3. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivr015. Epub 2012 Mar 2.

Abstract

Sutureless aortic bioprosthesis implantation is an alternative technique in high-risk patients undergoing aortic valve replacement with a possible reduction in the extracorporeal circuit time and reliable haemodynamic features. A 3F Enable (ATS Medical-Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, USA) has shown very good results. We report the first upward displacement of 3F Enable three months post implantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Reoperation
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome