Early primary tissue failure of a Labcor bioprosthesis.
A 78-year-old woman underwent re-replacement of a 19mm Labcor bioprosthesis implanted in aortic position eighteen months earlier. The rupture of the free margin of one leaflet was found at reoperation. There was no apparent cause of this rupture.
Gallo
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Servicio de Cirugia Cardiovascular, Policlinica Guipuzcoa, San Sebastian, Spain.
Saenz
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A
Larramaga
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Marrero
A
A
Alvarez
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C
Artinano
E
E
D000368:Aged; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation