title: Late outcome of valve replacement with the Cross-Jones caged-lens prosthesis.
abstract: A 58 year old woman underwent re-replacement of a Cross-Jones caged-lens mitral prosthesis 23 years after the first operation. She represented one of the 38 patients who received 42 Cross-Jones prostheses two decades earlier. Continued adequate performance for more than two decades in five patients bears a surprising testimony to the longevity of this historic low profile prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beilinson Medical Center, Petakh Tikva, Isreal.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tager
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raanani
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013499:Surface Properties