Symptomatic calcific stenosis of a Toronto stentless porcine valve
Population
1 46-year-old man with a calcified bicuspid aortic valve
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
6 years
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Discussion
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Implication
Alerts clinicians to monitor Toronto stentless valves for early calcific failure; leaves open durability questions in larger cohorts.
Structured PICO
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Population
1 46-year-old man with a calcified bicuspid aortic valve
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Intervention
Toronto stentless porcine valve (TSPV) replacement
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Outcome
Calcific structural failure
This first reported case of calcific structural failure of a Toronto stentless porcine valve at 6 years raises potential concerns regarding its long-term durability.
Cite This Study
Tansley et al. (2000) studied this question.