Early surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure caused by cusp tear: A word of caution

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Keywords

• aortic valve replacement
• cusp tear
• early structural valve degeneration
• Trifecta