title: Structural valve deterioration of a mitral Carpentier-Edwards pericardial bioprosthesis in an 87-year-old woman 16 years after its implantation.
abstract: The second-generation pericardial valve, the Carpentier-Edwards perimount bioprosthetic (CEP) valve, shows dramatically improved durability as compared to the first-generation pericardial valve, and excellent performance has been obtained, in both the aortic and mitral positions. Especially in elderly patients with an implanted CEP valve, reoperation due to structural valve deterioration (SVD) is rarely required. Here, we report the case of an 87-year-old woman with an explanted CEP valve in the mitral position due to SVD, 16 years after its implantation.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, 8-5-1 Yasuoka, Shimonoseki, 759-6603, Yamaguchi, Japan. h-ito@simo.saiseikai.or.jp
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ito
authors: Kensuke
authors: K
authors: Sakata
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Haruki
authors: Yurio
authors: Y
authors: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors