Fracture of Colvin-Galloway Future band causing a tear in the anterior mitral leaflet.
The first case of a fracture of a semi-rigid annuloplasty device is reported. A 56-year-old man presented with recurrence of severe mitral and tricuspid regurgitation 10 months after proper implantation of a Colvin-Galloway Future band (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN). During redo surgery we made the unexpected finding that its metal skeleton was fractured near the posterior segment. A tear in the anterior mitral leaflet was also found. It is speculated that the device fracture may have put additional strain on the native annulus.
Hartrumpf
Martin
M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart Center Brandenburg, Bernau, Berlin, Germany. m.hartrumpf@immanuel.de
Stock
Ulrich A
UA
Kuehnel
Ralf-Uwe
RU
Albes
Johannes M
JM
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D012421:Rupture; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*