Key result
Starr-Edwards mitral valve replacement yields over 54-year survival prior to successful redo surgery.
Case Report (n=1)
Supports exceptional mechanical valve durability in select cases; leaves open prosthesis choice for younger mitral patients.
We report a male patient who underwent successful redo cardiac surgery in 2014; tricuspid valve repair and redo mitral valve replacement of a Starr–Edwards mitral valve implanted 48 years previously. Six years after the redo operation, the patient remains well and therefore has an impressive over 54 years of survival following mitral valve replacement surgery.
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Dimitrakakis et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Mitral valve replacement (n=1). Redo cardiac surgery (tricuspid valve repair and redo mitral valve replacement) was evaluated on Survival. A male patient survived over 54 years following primary Starr-Edwards mitral valve replacement, remaining well 6 years after undergoing successful redo mitral valve replacement and tricuspid repair.
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