Thirty-seven-year durability of a Starr-Edwards aortic prosthesis: case report and brief review of the literature.
We report the case of a patient who was diagnosed with prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus. He had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Starr-Edwards prosthesis 37 years earlier Because of uncontrolled infection despite antibiotic treatment, the patient underwent successful surgical replacement of the prosthetic valve.
Ozkokeli
Mehmet
M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Medical Faculty, Bolu, Turkey. ozkokeli@yahoo.com
Ates
Mehmet
M
Ekinci
Abdurrahman
A
Akcar
Murat
M
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013997:Time Factors