title: Early bioprosthetic mitral valve degeneration due to subchordal apparatus impingement.
abstract: We present a case of early degeneration of a bioprosthesis in the mitral position three years after implantation. Valve explantation revealed complete neo-intima formation and complete fusion of one commissure due to papillary muscle and chordae tendineae embedding in the bioprosthetic leaflets.
authors: Istituto Ospedaliero e di Ricerca CREAS IFC CNR, Massa, Ospedale del Cuore G. Pasquinucci (OPA), Massa, Italy. gbianchi@ftgm.it
authors: Giacomo
authors: G
authors: Bianchi
authors: Marco
authors: M
authors: Solinas
authors: Daniyar
authors: D
authors: Gilmanov
authors: Mattia
authors: M
authors: Glauber
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000209:etiology*; D012086:Reoperation