Stuck bioprosthetic aortic valve--a new entity? A case report.
We describe herein a case of bioprosthetic valve malfunction, which closely imitates a stuck valve. Although the term "stuck" was used originally for the immovable mechanical valve leaflets, the echocardiographic manifestation of this malfunction is similar to those of a mechanical one. The clinical presentation of the stuck bioprosthesis is, however, far more benign than a stuck mechanical valve. Familiarity with this entity is important.
Gerrah
Rabin
R
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel.
Pappof
Mark
M
Shatz
Vadim
V
Pollak
Arthur
A
Gilon
Dan
D
D000368:Aged; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure