Open AccessEarly surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure caused by cusp tear: A word of caution
Author(s) -
Schaeffer Thibault,
Berdajs Denis,
Reuthebuch Oliver
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3516
Subject(s) - medicine , cusp (singularity) , regurgitation (circulation) , aortic valve , endocarditis , surgery , cardiology , heart failure , geometry , mathematics
Cusp tear is an increasingly described mode of failure of the Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis. Acute aortic regurgitation after implantation of a Trifecta in absence of endocarditis should suggest a cusp tear and be promptly treated with redo surgery.