Aortic valve replacement four years after cardiac transplantation.
Severe aortic insufficiency developed in a 56-year-old woman 4 years after cardiac transplantation. Aortic valve replacement was performed with insertion of a 23 mm Carbo Medics mechanical prosthesis. The patient recovered completely and is, 5 months after valvular replacement, in New York Heart Association functional class I.
Fiane
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery A, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Norway.
Svennevig
J L
JL
Frøysaker
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D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival / Q000502:physiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*