Accurate patient diagnosis of acute porcine valve failure.
Spontaneous porcine bioprosthetic valve failure is usually of gradual onset. We report a case of acute porcine mitral valve rupture resulting in rapid hemodynamic decompensation. The patient perceived the moment of valvular failure as the abrupt onset of a vibrating sensation in his chest. As the number of patients with porcine bioprostheses continues to increase, acute valvular failure may become a more common clinical entity.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006337:Heart Murmurs; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous