title: Reoperation for aortic homograft failure using an Edwards Intuity valve.
abstract: We report the case of a 50-year old patient with deterioration of an aortic homograft, who successfully underwent aortic valve replacement using an Edwards Intuity sutureless bioprosthesis. The patient presented with rupture of the cusps and severe calcification of the aortic annulus of the homograft, which prevented us from using a standard bioprosthesis for the replacement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda ULSS9 Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy gianfole@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Folesani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda ULSS9 Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calcara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda ULSS9 Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minniti
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Azienda ULSS9 Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Elvio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polesel
mesh_terms: D064591:Allografts; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Homograft; Redo; Sutureless