Sutureless aortic valve replacement in a calcified homograft combined with mitral valve replacement

J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Sep 7;12(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13019-017-0642-0.

Abstract

Background: Aortic valve replacement in a patient with an aortic homograft can be very challenging, especially when concomitant mitral valve surgery needs to be performed.

Case presentation: We report a case of implantation of a sutureless aortic valve bioprosthesis combined with mitral valve replacement in a patient with a severely calcified aortic homograft where conventional valve replacement was technically unfeasible.

Conclusions: We believe that sutureless AVR is a viable option especially for young patients with a high surgical risk where conventional valve replacement cannot be achieved.

Keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Homograft; Mitral valve replacement; Sutureless aortic valve.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications
  • Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Calcinosis / complications
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Sutureless Surgical Procedures / methods*
  • Transplantation, Homologous