Reoperation for failure of freestyle bioprosthesis using an Edwards intuity valve

Vlad Gariboldi; Dominique Grisoli; Antoine Devin; Laeticia Nee; Alexis Theron; Sandrine Hubert; Nicolas Jaussaud; Pierre Morera; Frédéric Collart

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.061

Reoperation for failure of freestyle bioprosthesis using an Edwards intuity valve

Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Aug;96(2):e47-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.061.

Authors

Vlad Gariboldi¹, Dominique Grisoli, Antoine Devin, Laeticia Nee, Alexis Theron, Sandrine Hubert, Nicolas Jaussaud, Pierre Morera, Frédéric Collart

Affiliation

¹ Service de Chirurgie Cardiaque, Hôpital de la Timone Adultes, Marseille, France. [email protected]

PMID: 23910145
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.01.061

Abstract

We report the first case of a successful implantation of the new Edwards Intuity rapid-deployment bioprosthesis in a 50-year-old man with acute failure of a Freestyle Medtronic root with severe aortic regurgitation and massive calcification of the root and both coronary buttons.

Keywords: 35.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Bioprosthesis*
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation