Clinical Case Reports (Jan 2021)
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.
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