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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:942-944
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Leaflet escape in a TEKNA and an original duromedics bileaflet valve

Wolfgang B. Hemmer, MDa, Mirko Doss, MDa, Andreas Hannekum, MDa, Xaver Kapfer, MDa

a Departments of Cardiac Surgery, and Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

Address reprint requests to Dr Hemmer, Sana Herzchirurgische Klinik, Herdweg 2, D-70174 Stuttgart, Germany

We report a case of leaflet escape in an Edwards-TEKNA bileaflet valve, in the mitral position. The examination findings of the explanted valve are compared with a similar case of leaflet escape in an original Edward-Duromedics prosthesis. Based on our findings alone, it is not certain whether the TEKNA valve continues to have a higher risk for fracture.




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