Normally Functioning Cooley-Cutter Mechanical Prosthesis Associated With Ascending Aorta Aneurysm 39 Years After Implantation

Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Mar;101(3):1178-80. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.04.150.

Abstract

The Cooley-Cutter prosthesis is a caged-disc mechanical heart valve introduced by Dr Cooley in the 1960s. Although the valve has been implanted worldwide in more than 3,000 patients, there is a lack of detailed data on its long-term performance, only anecdotal reports. We report the case of a patient who had undergone aortic valve replacement with a Cooley-Cutter prosthesis 39 years earlier for rheumatic disease on a tricuspid aortic valve and in whom a proximal aortic aneurysm had subsequently developed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology
  • Aortography / methods
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / etiology
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnosis
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods