Early surgical aortic bioprosthesis failure caused by cusp tear: A word of caution
Why the study?
Cusp tear is an increasingly described mode of failure of the Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis.
Population
Patients with a Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Acute AR after Trifecta without endocarditis may signal cusp tear needing redo surgery; extends case reports but leaves open incidence and surveillance data.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with a Trifecta aortic bioprosthesis
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Intervention
Redo surgery
Acute aortic regurgitation in patients with a Trifecta bioprosthesis should raise high suspicion for cusp tear and prompt consideration for redo surgery.
Cite This Study
Schaeffer et al. (2020) studied this question.