Survival After Mitral Valve Replacement for Leaflet Escape in a Contemporary On-X Mechanical Valve

Carlos Amorós Rivera; Francisco Javier López Rodríguez; María Elena Arnáiz García; Ramón Adolfo Arévalo Abascal; Ana María Barral Varela; Myriel Mayelinne López Tatis; José A Sastre; Francisco Lozano Sánchez; José Ángel Torres Hernández; José María González Santos

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.064

Survival After Mitral Valve Replacement for Leaflet Escape in a Contemporary On-X Mechanical Valve

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Nov;108(5):e307-e309. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.064. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Salamanca University Hospital, Salamanca, Spain. Electronic address: carlos_amoros@hotmail.com.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Salamanca University Hospital, Salamanca, Spain.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, Salamanca University Hospital, Salamanca, Spain.
⁴ Department of Vascular Surgery, Salamanca University Hospital, Salamanca, Spain.

PMID: 31026432
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.03.064

Abstract

Leaflet escape in contemporary mechanical valves is an extremely rare and potentially lethal condition. We report the case of a 77-year-old man who presented with embolization of a leaflet from an On-X mitral valve (CryoLife, Kennesaw, GA) with Conform-X Sewing Ring prosthesis (CryoLife) after exercise. The patient recovered completely 6 months after surgery, and he is currently asymptomatic.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Prosthesis Design
Prosthesis Failure*
Remission Induction
Retreatment