Reoperation for Starr-Edwards Ball Valve Insufficiency 21 Years after Replacement.
10.4326/jjcvs.24.190
- VernacularTitle:術後２１年目に，再手術を要した僧帽弁位Ｓｔａｒｒ‐Ｅｄｗａｒｄｓボール弁機能不全の一例
- Author:
Tetsuya Koyano
;
Susumu Ishikawa
;
Akio Ootaki
;
Kazuhiro Sakata
;
Yoshimi Ootani
;
Tooru Takahashi
;
Yasushi Satou
;
Osamu Kawashima
;
Masao Suzuki
;
Yasuo Morishita
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
1995;24(3):190-192
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
A 51-year-old woman, who had undergone mitral valve replacement with the Starr-Edwards ball valve 21 years ago, was hospitalized with cardiac failure. Preoperative cineangiograms showed delay of the ball movement during the early diastolic phase. Re-replacement of the mitral prosthetic valve with a CarboMedics prosthetic valve and tricuspid annuloplasty was successfully performed. The postoperative period after the initial implantation of the Starr-Edwards ball valve is the longest among patients reported in Japan. The cause of prosthetic valve insufficiency may have been granulomatous hyperplasia on the valve seat.
