Early degeneration of two different tricuspid bioprostheses in restrictive cardiomyopathy | Zendy

Carino Davide | Zendy; Mehta Nikita | Zendy; Ascaso Maria | Zendy; Alcocer Jorge | Zendy; Quintana Eduard | Zendy; Castellà Manuel | Zendy

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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.

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