Why the study?
This report provides an example of an uncommon case of bioprosthetic mitral valve failure to alert clinicians to this potential complication.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the potential for idiopathic failure of a bioprosthetic mitral valve presenting as a flail anterior leaflet requiring redo surgery.
Rare early idiopathic bioprosthetic mitral valve failure warrants clinical awareness; single case leaves open incidence and predictors.
A 65-year-old female with a significant history of two previous mitral valve replacement surgeries for mitral regurgitation was found to have severe mitral regurgitation again. She was determined to have a flail anterior mitral valve leaflet and underwent redo open sternotomy mitral valve replacement. This report serves to provide an example of an uncommon case of valve failure in an effort to alert clinicians to this potential complication.
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Wlasowicz et al. (2023) conducted a case report in Bioprosthetic mitral valve failure (n=1). Redo open sternotomy mitral valve replacement was evaluated.
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