Reoperation of the Kay-Shiley disc valve 35 years after replacement.
The Kay-Shiley disc valve (Shiley Inc, Irvine, CA) was manufactured in 1965 and is no longer in clinical use due to its high incidence of thromboembolism. We report a case of tricuspid valve replacement with the Kay-Shiley valve 35 years previously. The valve was replaced successfully with a St. Jude Medical valve (St. Jude Medical, Inc, St. Paul, MN). This is the longest interval from implantation to re-replacement with the Kay-Shiley valve that has been reported in the literature.
Nakayama
Shogo
S
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Kagawa, Japan. nakafami@ma.akari.ne.jp
Nonaka
Michihito
M
Ishida
Osamu
O
D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*