title: Severe late failure of a porcine xenograft mitral valve: clinical, echocardiographic, and pathological findings.
abstract: A case of dysfunction of a Carpentier-Edwards porcine xenograft mitral prosthesis is presented. Valve failure was diagnosed by echocardiography and confirmed at operation. Histology showed valve tissue degeneration without evidence of prosthetic endocarditis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002648:Child; D004452:Echocardiography; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013552:Swine