Open AccessDissected Biovalsalva Prosthesis
Author(s) -
Mengwei Tan,
F. Joost ter Woorst,
Ted Elenbaas,
Albert H.M. van Straten
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.04.038
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , concomitant , prosthesis , tamponade , cardiac tamponade
A 75-year-old man underwent a Bentall procedure and hemi-arch replacement with a Biovalsalva conduit (Vascutek Terumo, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and concomitant coronary re-vascularisation. Three days later, the patient underwent an uneventful re-sternotomy due to cardiac tamponade. During the procedure, blood was drained to release the tamponade; however, no primary area for blood loss was found, though the proximal Biovalsalva appeared dissected (Fig. 1). www.elsevier.com/locate/ejcts European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery 36 (2009) 400
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