Stuck aortic valve treated by reteplase in a Bentall patient

Stuck aortic valve treated by reteplase in a Bentall patient

Stuck bioprosthetic aortic valve--a new entity? A case report.

We describe herein a case of bioprosthetic valve malfunction, which closely imitates a stuck valve. Although the term "stuck" was used originally for the immovable mechanical valve leaflets, the echocardiographic manifestation of this malfunction is similar to those of a mechanical one. The clinical presentation of the stuck bioprosthesis is, however, far more benign than a stuck mechanical val...

Intermittent stuck valve after aortic valve replacement with a mechanical valve

BACKGROUND Intermittent stuck valve after mechanical valve replacement surgery is a very rare and severe complication. CASE SUMMARY We present 1 case of a 53-year-old woman after aortic valve replacement for severe aortic valve stenosis combined with hypertrophy septum. She was diagnosed with intermittent stuck valve only 1 day after surgery by clinical symptoms, intraoperative transoesophage...

myocardial infarction in a patient with prosthetic aortic valve

a 45- year old man with a history of aortic valve replacement presented with acute chest pain which was diagnosed to be anterior wall myocardial infarction. he received thrombolytic therapy with streptokinase. echocardiography and fluoroscopy showed normally functioning ball and cage aortic prosthesis. coronary arteriography showed globular filling defect in midportion of left anterior descendi...

Severe Aortic Regurgitation in Degenerative Bioprosthetic Aortic Homograft Treated by Valve in Valve

Bioprosthetic valves are increasingly used in patients with aortic valve stenosis. In comparison with mechanical valves, these valves have a lower risk of thromboembolism and no need for anticoagulation [1,2]. However, the durability is limited; the best current valves are expected to degenerate in 10 to 20 years, resulting in stenosis or regurgitation or combined pathology. Surgical aortic val...