Aortic Valve Replacement With the Stentless Freedom SOLO Bioprosthesis: A Systematic Review.
This systematic review examined the clinical and hemodynamic performance of the stentless Freedom SOLO (Sorin Group, Milan, Italy) aortic bioprosthesis. The occurrence of postoperative thrombocytopenia was also analyzed. The Freedom SOLO is safe to use in everyday practice, with short cross-clamp times, and postoperative pacemaker implantation is notably lower. Valvular gradients are low and remain stable during short-term follow-up. Thrombocytopenia is more severe than in other aortic prostheses; however, this is without clinical consequences. Within a few years, the 15-year follow-up of this bioprosthesis will be known, which will be key to evaluating its long-term durability.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: 1.w.wollersheim@amc.nl.
Laurens W
LW
Wollersheim
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Wilson W
WW
Li
Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Berto J
BJ
Bouma
Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Brescia Medical School, Brescia, Italy.
Alberto
A
Repossini
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jan
J
van der Meulen
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bas A
BA
de Mol
D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design