title: A Word of Caution Is Needed Before Uttering a Word of Caution: Thrombocytopenia and Sutureless Valves.
abstract: Thrombocytopenia occurring after surgical bioprosthetic valve implantation is a phenomenon that has been long investigated, and various explanations have been provided [Santarpino 2012a]. Our group has been addressing this topic over several years, extending back to the original description of this phenomenon in Freedom Solo (Sorin Group, Saluggia, Italy). However, we observed that this was a transitory and self-limited phenomenon without clinical consequence [Santarpino 2011; Santarpino 2012a]. Our center began implanting the Perceval aortic valve (Sorin Group, Saluggia, Italy) in 2010, and we have gained a vast experience in sutureless aortic valve replacement with Perceval, with more than 300 implants performed to date [Fischlein 2015].
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Santarpino
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
authors: Theodor
authors: T
authors: Fischlein
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.
authors: Steffen
authors: S
authors: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D010976:Platelet Count; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D000071062:Sutureless Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology*