Early calcification of a stentless pericardial bioprosthesis in the elderly

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009 May;137(5):1273-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.042. Epub 2008 Jun 2.

Authors

Maria Grazia Croccia¹, Stefano Pratali, Cristina Basso, Giovanni Scioti, Mila Della Barbera, Gaetano Thiene, Uberto Bortolotti

Affiliation

¹ Section of Cardiac Surgery, University of Pisa Medical School, Pisa, Italy.

PMID: 19380004
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.03.042

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Bioprosthesis / adverse effects*
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Calcinosis / pathology*
Calcinosis / surgery
Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
Cardiomyopathies / pathology*
Cardiomyopathies / surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
Humans
Pericardium / surgery
Prosthesis Failure
Pulmonary Edema / diagnosis
Pulmonary Edema / etiology
Radiography
Reoperation
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome