Early failure of a mechanical bileaflet aortic valve prosthesis due to pannus: a rare complication.
Kondruweit
Markus
M
Center of Cardiac Surgery, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
Flachskampf
Frank A
FA
Weyand
Michael
M
Schmidt
Joachim
J
Achenbach
Stephan
S
Strecker
Thomas
T
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008875:Middle Aged; D015434:Panniculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012086:Reoperation; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*