title: Normally Functioning Cooley-Cutter Mechanical Prosthesis Associated With Ascending Aorta Aneurysm 39 Years After Implantation.
abstract: The Cooley-Cutter prosthesis is a caged-disc mechanical heart valve introduced by Dr Cooley in the 1960s. Although the valve has been implanted worldwide in more than 3,000 patients, there is a lack of detailed data on its long-term performance, only anecdotal reports. We report the case of a patient who had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Cooley-Cutter prosthesis 39 years earlier for rheumatic disease on a tricuspid aortic valve and in whom a proximal aortic aneurysm had subsequently developed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinic, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: mar.russo1987@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinic, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gislao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinic, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bassano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinic, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Policlinic, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruvolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods