Mitral bioprosthetic valve leaflet fusion treated by balloon valvuloplasty in patients on ECMO

Petr Fila; Petr Malik; Olga Pokorna; Petr Nemec

doi:10.1111/jocs.13821

Mitral bioprosthetic valve leaflet fusion treated by balloon valvuloplasty in patients on ECMO

J Card Surg. 2018 Nov;33(11):759-761. doi: 10.1111/jocs.13821. Epub 2018 Sep 26.

Authors

Petr Fila^{1

2}, Petr Malik¹, Olga Pokorna¹, Petr Nemec^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Brno, Czech Republic.
² Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.

PMID: 30259583
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.13821

Abstract

We present two patients who required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support after bioprosthetic mitral valve replacement, who developed early structural valve failure due to leaflet fusion. Percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty restored normal leaflet motion and allowed discontinuation of ECMO support.

Keywords: ECMO; balloon valvuloplasty; bioprosthetic mitral valve; leaflet fusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / methods*
Prosthesis Failure / etiology*
Treatment Outcome