Excellent Durability of Starr-Edwards Ball Valves Implanted in the Aortic and Mitral Positions for 27 Years: Report of a Rare Surgical Case

Masato Tochii; Yasushi Takagi; Kan Kaneko; Michiko Ishida; Kiyotoshi Akita; Yoshiro Higuchi; Motomi Ando

doi:10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01870

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Excellent Durability of Starr-Edwards Ball Valves Implanted in the Aortic and Mitral Positions for 27 Years: Report of a Rare Surgical Case

Masato Tochii, Yasushi Takagi, Kan Kaneko, Michiko Ishida, Kiyotoshi Akita, Yoshiro Higuchi, Motomi Ando

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Keywords: Starr-Edwards ball valve, reoperation

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2013 Volume 19 Issue 1 Pages 76-78

DOI https://doi.org/10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01870

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Abstract

A 59-year-old male who had undergone aortic and mitral valve replacement with Starr-Edwards ball valves 27 years ago was admitted to our hospital for hemolytic anemia and heart failure. Echocardiography revealed prosthetic valve failure with a high-pressure gradient and small effective orifice area. The Starr-Edwards ball valves were successfully replaced with bileaflet mechanical valves. The explanted valves revealed no structural abnormalities.

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