Premium
Early degeneration of two different tricuspid bioprostheses in restrictive cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Carino Davide,
Mehta Nikita,
Ascaso Maria,
Alcocer Jorge,
Quintana Eduard,
Castellà Manuel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14372
Subject(s) - medicine , degeneration (medical) , tricuspid valve , restrictive cardiomyopathy , cardiology , complication , heart transplantation , endomyocardial fibrosis , cardiomyopathy , fibrosis , surgery , transplantation , heart failure , pathology
Early degeneration of tricuspid bioprostheses is a rare, but extremely serious, complication. Several mechanisms have been described, both for surgically implanted and transcatheter bioprosthesis. We report a case of early degeneration of tricuspid porcine bioprosthesis and a subsequent transcatheter valve‐in‐valve bovine prosthesis due to severe fibrosis with leaflet retraction in a patient with restrictive cardiomyopathy who finally underwent orthotopic heart transplantation.